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James Cameron Diary, 1900

James Cameron 1900 Diary 35.pdf

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James Cameron Island

28th of November 1900 E Wind cold ice Froze in the Kitchen to night Took over the 2 young Pigs no Boats to Day 1 Boat went up Randolph on the Little Island and here Baking to Day

29th Fine Kind of Foggy musky a Great Lot of Boats went up and Down to Day and a Lot coming up to night churning to Day took over the clock Fixing an outside Door this is St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch Fine some Musky Foggy Boys away hunting Eddy Renshaw here one or 2 Boats went Down to Day Stanley Drawing the Stack in the upper Field 2 Loads to Day

1st of December cut some stove Wood Fine E Wind Eddy here Boats a Going a Boat went Down all Lighted up after Dark The Pigeon

2nd First Sunday in Advent Fine Mr Humes and Moses Lemay here John H and Dan Spink Randolph all here

3rd Fine Leander came from Jo Douquetts Killed the White hog to Day Eddy with Himes E Wind Randolph Grinding his axes

4th E Wind Leander Went to Haggartys For Stove Pipes 18 To 1 Bag of Salt 1 lb of Tea Broom 25 Turned Stormy high East Wind Killed the Black Pig cutting the house for the Pipes Broke the coal oil Jar spilt it near all very Windy to night snowed some heard the Mill in Cornwall Burnt Monday kille a Big Tame Duck

5th East Wind Stormy cold took over the Single Stove Killed a Rat yesterday at the Fixing up the Stove Stormy no Boats to Day nor yesterday Lights Last night up 1 Boat up

6th Fine St Nicholas Day Fernandez to Cornwall Leander to Kill Renshaws pigs Lots of Boats went up to Day Lewis and Peter Bosell here yesterday Bought Stanly Boots Sissys Boots and Heels Wrote a Letter did not send it off yet

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James Cameron Island

1900

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