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James Cameron Diary, 1891
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Mr James Cameron Island
Sept {illegible} 1891 {illegible} Begins sun crofsing the Line {illegible} ales a Fine Day Hugh Ann went {illegible} River I and Stanley to Lewis's got a B{illegible} for the one I gave him I got the {illegible} Na Houta's Island to cut the Hay caught a small Lunge Lewis Taking up his Potatoes Phillip came Ground the scyths Trimmed the oak at the Door as there is Dead Limbs on it Water very Low
24th Fine Windy Stanley and I to Na Houtas Mowing Made 16 coils of Hay there Foggy this Morning
25th Windy Fine Leander at Hamiltons Digging at the Well at the Lighthouse Lewis here For Kerosene oil Tea and Matches
26th Very w{illegible} and Fine Hugh Ann came from Dundee got 2 Tubs 40 got Boots Fixed 40 cotton 42 needles Gordon here with a subpeana for me to attend {illegible}
29th at Cornwall Leander came had a Lo{illegible} of apples Stanley and I for a Load of Wood {illegible} the Bay taking the Roof of the shed got sq{illegible} a Flock of Wild Geese on the 23rd
27th Sunday John Morris and Mary and Miss Plumado here Mr Genie here to night got some Fat Pine to F{illegible}
28th Harrowing the Potato Ground crofsed to Hamiltons stopt at Hamiltons all night to be ready to go to Cornwall in the Morning
29th St Michael Michalmas Day Went to Cornwall very high Wind south West {illegible}ard a good shower to put Down the Dust {illegible} at the Calefton House Kept by Mr Snedsinger Paid Mr Powter the Glengarian came home to Hamiltons all of us {illegible} Cornwall as Witnefs's case Gordons Pleaded By a very able Lawyer {illegible} Son of Judge Pringle not Guilty {illegible} CB McLennan had a chat with him {illegible} there Frost in some Places
Fine cutting hay at Na Houtas
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Mr James Cameron Island
1891