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James Cameron Diary, 1902

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James Cameron Island

24th of May 1902 Victoria Day John James McDonald very Low Lst night Rained to Day and Last night a Holy Day to Day and Thunder and Lightning 13 young Ducks a Big Day in Cornwall to Day Queen Victoria's Birth Day A Meeting in Summerstown Last night for McLeod

25th Sunday very Fine Day Stanley came from Renshaws 3 of Them went Fishing Rained again heavy to night

26th Raining Thunder Lightning working at the chimney cubbard vrey showry Lots of Boats Going to Day the Quebec Boat From Toronto Passed Down here near 8 o clock Stanley and Leander went out to see her she goes very Fast my sight is very Dim to Day The captain of the Tug here to Butter and Milk George came Gave him seed corn and Papers Sent Squashes to Uncle Bill Working at the Pasture for the cows a Fence Rained Lightning The Tug came up with a Loaden of scows From Coteau Gordon came to to night

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James Cameron Island

29th May 1902 Unfortunate Day Corpus Christie Royal Oak Day or Oak Apple Day Election Day McLeod & McPherson A Great Majority for McLeod over McPherson very high Wind to crofs Gordon Leander Stanley and I Landed at Charles Craigs and he Drove me out to the Pollin Boat and {torn away}s other Rigs took 2 Loads out and B 3 of us took Dinner there This is Stanleys first vote aged 22 {illegible} Strong Conservative votes in our Family had a chat with my old Friend George Hence and several others seen Mrs McDonald Gore Dan Frasers Daughter on the Pint Ranald Roys Wife Buried to Day Went Down from Mr Craigs to see my old Respected Friend John Hamilton he is not very well to all alone tried some of his Bread and cake making and it was most Splendid Stanley and I came home Rained hard to night Leander came 450 majority Fernandez one of the {illegible}

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