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James Cameron Diary, 1894
James Cameron 1894 Diary 23.pdf
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Mr James Cameron Island
14th of September 1894 Raining cleared up Randolph came took a Letter from the office for me From DMM Fernandez came and crofsed with the Boat Gordon crofsed Brought at Summerstown Flour 1 sack Bread 1 Pan Pipes shelling Beans Mr Genie came an Eclipse
15th E Wind Fine The Rocket and Magnet a Race the Rocket Keeps ahead went to Fish Perch got 30 Boys Putting Ground in the Big cellar Leander and Gordon crofsed to Summerstown pan of Bread 18 sack of Flour 90 Pipes 2 Wind Raised Thunder Lightning Rain Eclipse to night
16th Fine Jot Craig here Gordon crofsed with him
17th Fine at the Potatoes Broke the Plough Lucias here for Butter Gave him a Basket of Potatoes Foggy in the Morning
18th Fine at the Potatoes have in the cellar now 121 Bushels Found an oar in the Rushes
19th Fine EW Rain Leander Fernandez went to Dundee Stanley and Ionia and I went to the upper Point Fair in Malone
19th continued
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Mr James Cameron Island
19th Sept 1894 Bought of J Tyo 200 of Flour 3.20 2 bs of soda 10 Boots 1.25 RRR 25 Calico 10 yds 1. Tea 1 To Butter 44 lb 7.92 that Leaves 1.12 Lucias here for Butter 20 heavy Rain to night
20th Rain EW Thunder Put Rings in the Pigs nose cut some Brush at the West End of the Island Fernandez shot a Duck the soap Barrel Leaked out and Lost a Lot Leaving the cows out at ight Let the Rugs run
21st Fine W Wind cut the Tobacco Last Day of Summer St Matthew's
22nd Fall Begins Equinoxial Gales Gordon Went to Cornwall Bought pants vest Drawers overshirts Knife and so on Geordie and Phillip Annon came Down with Gordon had their Live Decoys got away From them
23rd George and Phil came the Ducks stopt here and they got them Windy
24th Rain pulling Ground in the Big cellar Fernandez crossed Sunday to Go to the Funeral