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James Cameron Island

16th of August 1900 Fine Day putting the Wheat in stack Mr Hollister and Augusta Hence here to Dinner Left 50 cents Treated me to a Drop of Good Stuff Hot sun Fernandez crofsed very warm Working some at my Boat Ionia and her Mother went to Lisores finished the East Stack of Wheat

17th East Wind Began to other stack of Wheat very Fine Day Fernandez came Finished the stack of Wheat 2 stacks of Wheat cutting the oats at my Boat some

18th very Fine Day put 2 Loads of Hay in From the Lower Point coiling the Oats Working at my Boat Lady-Smith a Trip Down the River made 130 coils of Oats Ionia and Minnie Fishing got 33 Perch Leander to Jo Douquetts with a Tub of Butter and 8 Doz of Eggs Fernandez crofsed for the Mail some Drops of Rain

19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1870 Leander to church John H here 2 Ladies and 2 Gentlemen here Mr Armstrong and Mr Barnhart Got 50 cents worth of Butter E Wind very fine Day

20th a very Fine Day E Wind Mr Barnhart came with the Butter Plate Miss Tassie Smith along with him They having a Pic Nic on the south side of the Island Began a Stack of oats put 9 Loads in it to Day not Finished to Day Fernandez Mowing Back of the Garden

21st E Wind a very Fine Day put 2 More Loads in the stack thats 10 Good Loads in the this stack cut the oas above the Corn cut some Marsh hay for topping of the stacks turned my Boat shot a Hawk Fernandez to Summerstown

22nd Fine Made a stack of oats 5 Loads in it Sissy Minnie to Summerstown 8 Doz of Eggs Mr Barnhart and Mr Armstrong here Bought 3 lb of Butter 2 Loaves of Bread and 1 Doz and 4 Eggs 90 cents Bought Sugar 50 Tax 5 Seen Miss Murhison

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James Cameron Island

23rd of August 1900 a very Fine Day cut the Pease cutting Marsh Hay in the Front Marsh Tacking Tin on My Boat Fernandez went for the Mail gave the Last of the Old Potatoes to the Pigs Greased the Waggon

24th St Bartholome Day very Warm Mowing and making coils in the Front Marsh Fernande came this Morning New Moon comes in this Evening I have a Bad Pain in my Left Breast Leander crofsed

25 very Fine Day very very Warm cutting and Making coils in the Front Marsh over coils Made now George and Mr Slocum here George and Fernandez went Fishing got a Lot of Perch Mr Slocum and I Trading in a variety of curious stone and old Indian curiositys axes of stone and other odd things Gave Me 2 Dollars for them I Gave them to Him more cheaper as he is a Friend of Mrs Brodys very very sultry Thunder some this Evening a Rain cloud Passed I think the Lucias came to Fish as I heard their Dog Barking on the Kit Kit Island my Breast very Painful Lots of Boats going to Day Mosquitoes Bad some odd Shots at Ducks Before the Time corn Good

26th very Fine very very warm I think yesterday was awful hot Cornelius and Peter and Barnharts Boy here Willie Rose here 2 Boys on the Pitt Point got 2 lb of Butter Willie Rose came From Dundee going to Lancaster

27th very Warm Rained a Few Drops Mr Barnhart For Butter and a Lot of Ladies and another Gentleman with them from Montreal cutting the oats in the Back Place Set out a Line Put my Boat in the Water Mr Genie came had a Rat Trap 1 lb of Tea