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Mr James Cameron Island January 8th

Pat Went to Williamstown I went to Hopkins heard George Morris was married to Betsy Bone Pete Rosseau Married to Clarissa Bone turned Back Went to Henery Went to see William Lavellet very Poorly Mrs Rose and Charlie Rose came I met them on the ice a very very Frosty night Potatoes Froze the Girl Hughann Born at about 10 Oclock tonight

9th Mrs Rose here Pat came From Williamstown

10th I went to Henerys for Mag she could not come Mrs Rose and I crofsed Gave her an Order on Mr Harper for 1/2 Gave here -/6 cash and Peice of Meat or 2 some Matches Mifs Margaret Rose came acrofs with me seen a sleigh crofsing the Ice to Day from Hopkins

11th Pat Went of to Maitland Killed a Muskrat on the ice Before the House Killed another in the Back Marsh

12th Drawing Wood Went to Henery to see if William was alive or not

13th Drawing Drags snowing storming

14th Sunday all alone Margaret here very very Frosty to night and Morning

15th the morning A Fortunate Day Went to Salmon River got a Ride part of the Way from McRae Gave Mr Streeter 16 Rast at 28 cents 4..48 cent to my account Bought a Pair for Mary 2/6 Mended Livinia in to Mrs Morris's took Kinner there at Bob at Lukes Bob Promised to come Down with Girl got a Runner from Luke for the stove a very cold night and storrmy

16th Margaret Rose went home gave her 1/9 cash 2 envelopes a very Good Girl she is see a Fox on the ice

17th taking Frozen Potatoes out of the cellar Mrs Morris George and Laurie here stormy Day stormy night Made a Waterhole

18th Drawing 2 Loads of Wood Breaking Roads Soft to Day snowing Thawing Rain and hailing water Raising near shore