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James Cameron Diary, 1893

James Cameron 1893 Diary 28.pdf

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Mr James Cameron Island

13th of Sept 1893 Fine Day cut some Brush and Weeds on the Sturgeon Island Boiling Potatoes for the Pigs Leander helping Dick Fair in Williamstown

14th Drew some sticks for a stable putting out manure Gordon came from the Fair

15th High Wind Heavy Rain Thunder & Lightning Set a new Line Taking in some Butternuts and some of the Garden stuff

16th Windy Heavy Rain hailstones Thunder Lightning cutting the Length of the sticks for the stable 18 by 30 Letting the Water Run at the Wet place

17th Windy Raining all Day

18th Fine Working at the stable put up the crossed with the Boat

19th Working at the stable

20th Fine Windy Minnie Gordon and Leander crossed to Summerstown Taking up the Potatoes at the corn and they have the Rot The Burbanks Franky Laplante Wife a young son on the 19th

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Mr James Cameron Island

21st of Sept 1893 Fine St Matthew Day Last Day of Summer Taking up the Potatoes above the House 30 Wrote a Letter to George Charron from his Father Gordon cutting the Door of the stable

22nd Autumn Begins John Morris and Wife Billy Morris and Wife came took up 30 Bushels on the 21st (Dick and Leander to Dundee)

23rd at the stable John Morris and Billy and 3 of Frashers came and George Bosells son Lewis and Gave us a Good Lift with the Top sticks Billy and Wife and John H went ot the Point took John Morris's Boat Down Rain to night

24th Fine Windy John and Wife went home took a Bag of Potatoes Took 3 lbs of Butter part pay for the Hay Rain to night Gordon went to the Glen

25th Raining Gordon came took up the Burbanks in the Garden

26th put 50 Bushels of Potatoes in the cellar to Day Gordon chinking the stable thats 80 Bushels in now got a sturgeon Fair in Malone to Day

27th very Fine Day Gordon crossed with the small Bun put 50 Bushels in to Day Thats 130 Bushels in the cellar

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