Wild Gees came on the 30th of September

September 29th 1862

Mr James Cameron Island

St Michaels Day Began to draw the Rest of the cordwood

30th Drawing Lashey went to Salmon River East wind a Boat going Down with a Tow had to stop about the Light House the Wind being too high Last Day of this Month

October the 1st Drawing Wood to the Bank Eat Black Raspberries in the Bush Red Raspberries

2nd Drawing Wood Lashey seen Hugh Ann on the Front the Calves sucking the cows

3rd Done Drawing the Wook 42 1/2 Cords 16 1/2 of Maple Remainder Beech Birch 3 cords of Birch Took up all the Potatoes in the Garden Great going of Tow Boats very Fine Weather Lashey went to Salmon River David Summers came home From California sometime this Week

4th Shot 2 Ducks Wind very high Raining

5th Sunday Went around the Island Lashey came

6th an Indian got Potatoes for a small Basket went to A Summers Seen Davy I did not know he came home till I seen him coming in the store Bought of A Summers Whiskey 2/6 pouder 1/- Ta{cut off} 4 1/2 Tea 2/6 Tobacco 1/3 Braces 1/6 Saleratus 4 Knife -/7 1/2 Herrings 2/6 Stopped at Thomas Munores all night

7th heard Kenneth McLaughlin was to be married to Day came home took in all the apples 2 Indians here for Tobacco

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1862

Mr James Cameron Island Oct the 8th

in the Bush James Hopkins & Peter Grant here wind high Finished the Raising of the Potatoes Logs out cut some Marsh Hay in the Back Marsh

9th Fixing the Red Canoe put tin on the inside 2 of Hamiltons here with with the 2 Renshaws sold the Wood to them 42 1/2 cords Maple 8/9 Beech 6/3 26 of Beech and 16 1/2 of Maple

10th Hugh Anns Birth Day High East Wind Charles Shall one of the Coteau Pilots here from a Raft going to Buy apples stopt all night gave me -/10 1/2 for his supper and Bed

11th Christee & wife here with 2 Baskets Gave them Milk & Potatoes went to the other side to see the Hunters that I used up his stack of Hay, Drawing wood from the Bush the Pilot here to Dinner

Sunday 12th Bob & Ann here Went to Charlies got some Summer Savoury Gave Bob 3 {cut off}laws 2 for the scythe the other for nothing settled all for the scythe

13th Went to Williamstown Charlie and I 4 Bushels of Pease 1 Bag of Potatoes 1 Bag of Apples nuts Grapes cranberries stove pan axe handle 1 Firken of Butter Western Berries

14th came home Bought of Hugh Munroe 7 yds of shirting as 18 1/2 4/ 1 1/2 1 spool of Thread -/1 Matches -/1/2 some Hooks Set My Traps for the first setting 7 of them in the Marsh before the Door the Hawks playing the Devil with the Hens