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James Cameron Diary, 1884

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Mr James Cameron Island

13th of May 1884 Planting Potatoes Ploughed in Drills Phillip to the store took my Paper from the Office Fine E Wind Rained to night Tying the Bull Buckley out put the Ring in his nose John Tyo scowing his cattle yesterday and to Day to scowing his cattle yesterday and to Day to Alexis Island Wild Geese Plenty

14th High South West Wind the Grenada did not come out from Dundee Walter Bakers Girl to Be Married to Day Fine cold some Drops of Rain cuting Brush in the upper Feild Fixing the calves Fence a Race the Bohemian & McArthur the McArthur took Down a Raft

15th Found a stick of Oak Randolph to Charlies Island

16th at Fences

17th cutting Brush

18th Randolph to Alexis Island and Round Black Island Found a Tin Stove in the Water

19th Went to Summerstown Bought of Mr Ward a Herring Barrel 25 Took Dinner with John S Summers Randolph and I Fine to Pens 2 got a Scotch paper

20th Planted Potatoes in the Back Garden Finished Making the soap

21st Warm Went to Hamiltons to Fix the Boat John in Cornwall

22 at the Boat Ascension Day Holy Thursday Bought of J Summers Tax 10 cents Raining Windy came home set a hen to hatch

23rd Planted Potatoes Pumpkins cucumbers up at the Cherry Tree the Sounding Place

24th Queen's Birth Day Ploughin corn Growing Makind Bon Fires to night

25th Fine

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Mr James Cameron Island

1884

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