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James Cameron Diary, 1895

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James Cameron Island

28th of May 1895 Foggy smokey Raining Windy John H and Stanley Put out a small Line For EEls Gordon Filing the saws went to Fish got 3 EEls some succours and Pike John and Stanley got an EEl on their Line

29th Royal Oak Day or Oak Apple Day Very Fine Gordon crofsed to Summerstown Took home his 2 axes 3 Saws 2 Picks Bought me a Hat To Bed cord 55 Leander and John H Went to Dundee Bought Shingle nails Broom Boots Mended 1 Dozen of Milk Pans 2 Wash Dish 10 Drawing the chips and old wood to the House Unfortunate Day one of the cows calved yesterday

30th Fine very warm Bill Morris here John H Sold his sturgeon Pike catfish Taring Down the Shanty Building the Boat house = continued next Page

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James Cameron Island

30th May 1895 = and Taking the Boards up in the Boat commenced to Rain Thunder and awful sharp Lightning Streaked) Forkey), Fernandez went to Lancaster For 1 Bunch of Shingles to finishe the stable Finished it to Day shingles 50 Salt 10 Killed the calf Whitewashing the West End

31st A Fortunate Day Fine commenced to Rain W Wind changed to East Gordon crofsed to Summerstown Working at the Boathouse Whitewashing churching Taking Down the shanty to get the Boards for the Boathouse

1st of June The Glorious First of June An Unfortunate Day Vicky's Birth Day 1878 Foggy this Morning Livinia and John H went to Dundee W Wind Fine Day Martin here for Butter all of us working at the Boathouse

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