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Mr James Cameron Island April 1878

St Marks Raining some and I forgot the rests 1st of May

2nd Went to Hamilton

24th Queens Birth Day at Fences Plough Planting and the Like

30th Old Bushy went for Mrs Bowen him and Gordon Mr Genie came to night at 1:50 from him I and Gordon went to Hamiltons with a Stick Gordon went to store for castor oil

31st Genie went off Ploughing the Potatos

1st of June A very fine calm Day Some Pic nicks very warm the Baby Born the Glorious First of June Went home with Mrs Bowen Randolph and I

2nd Laurie came Dan and Billy Bowen Buck Laurie and Bucky stopt

3rd Laurie Went of I forget the Rest

9th Our Marys Birth Day 1813

22nd Our Dans Birth Day

1st of July Dominion Day Bub and George here yesterday Brought the Pig from Bills Mr and Mrs Bowen here Potato Bus Eating up all our Potatoes shooting all Day P Indepenc Day Fishing

12th of July shooting Firing all Day

26th Dog Days Genin Got a Letter from Day some time this month I got a Letter from London 2 Dollars sent my ashes over

19th July Fernandez Birth Day

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Mr James Cameron Island

1st of August 1878 Lammas Day Went to Salmon River with a Tub of Butter had the Old Mans Boat got a Tow Back from Captain Bowen of the steamer Jennie to Hamiltons Island opposition to the Rhoda May Stormy this Evening Kenneth McLaughlin Died some time this month or Last Working at the hay

2nd of August Minnie's Birth Day

6th of Randolph's Birth Day Commenced to cut Marsh hay

19th Bismarck's Birth Day Sometime this month the Viponds Broke Down shut out no'Vote" at Election

Sept 3rd Dans Birth Day 1846 Cutting hay and Drawing Firewood Fishing thrashed the Wheat at mill Got a sack of Cornmeal from Ge Renshaw at I Summers

Autumn commences 22nd

23rd Cut and put in 10 cocks of marsh hay

24th Went to Hamiltons husking Corn Got 3 Bags from John Lissie Mr Lairds Wife and Mr Harpers Girls up from Below

27th at Viponds Roses Careys Wards got Powder from Tom Summers

28th G Renshaw here Drawing Drags

29th St Michael Day

30th I crofsed Found a Bun Boat of I Summers 2 yds of Lining 40 BR{illegible} 25 Bought of Ward Hook P2 spool thread Matches a very warm Day