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James Cameron Diary, 1893

James Cameron 1893 Diary 33.pdf

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Mr James Cameron Island

1st of Nov 1893 The Harvest Month of Death All Saints Day Fine Day shot 4 Ducks Working at the well a great Lot of Shooting Billy and Wife Mr Creamer and Wife went off Mr Genie came to night Banking some at the West End sheep came home for the First time Gordon and John H went to Fish with Mr Genie to night

2nd Fine Day All Souls Day Drawing stone for the well Fixing a Tub to take up the Ground Leander got a Bad Blow with the Derrick Falling and struck him Fishermen Back from Montreal

3rd On This Day of the Month Granda Departed 1857 Fine Working at the well

4th Fine a Lot of Shooting at the Well Randolph came John Hall took him here Mr Genie and John H went a Fishing to night

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Mr James Cameron Island

5th of Nov 1893 The Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawks Day Fine Gordon crofsed Going to Montreal Tommoro John H put him acrofs Johnnie Charlie and Leander to Dundee took 1/2 Doz of Ducks

6th Putting manure on the Tobacco Place and it is Thick The Boys came from Dundee to night Boiling Potatoes for the Pigs not many Ducks windy

7th Helen's B Day Fine Working at the well The Boys at Ducks in the mornings went to the upper Point some Beechnuts

8th Fine New Moon cames in Giving corn to the Pigs now all the Provender is used out of the Barrel Digging at the well some water coming in small

9th Prince of Wales B Day Fine at the Well

10th Water came commenced to stone Drawing stones Charlie Johnnie Leander and ellen went to Dundee

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