Sunday 4th Hugh Ann and John Angus went home Good going on ice A Great Deal of Travelling on the ice all over and acrofs it is so vey Good Lashey crofsed on scates 2 Indians Fishing eels before the Door Henery and Seomes Boy Fishing Down at the Little Island Molly had her calf to Day sent some Beefsteak to Mary a Bottle of eel oil and some Grapes to Allen

5th Lashey crofsed to chop for Andrew J Baker made 10 Troughfs to Day very sick it is awful the Travelling up and Down on the ice cold Windy day

6th Bob and John Hamilton here

7th John Hamilton here cold some

8th Drawing wood to the House Made some 4 or 5 Troughs

9th 3 Loads Crofsed from Lancaster before the Door of Boards I went to Mr Harpers Bought 1 lb Tea or 2 1/2 lbs 4/1 1/2 1 1/2 yds of Lindsay Wolsey 2/3 1 Bar of Soap -/6 Treat -/6 a Barrell for sap David Summers Drawing ice Sacrament in Williamstown 2 of Barretts Boys from Williamston came scating up the Lake to Sahn on River one of the Dixons {cut off}

10th made a few Troughs Lashey done chopping at A Bakers took over the Barrel from Mr Harpers 1 Dozen of Herring 1/3 3 lbs of Pork for himself and some onions about 1 Gallon of Mollasses in the Barrel 1 Quart Mr Harper put in

Sunday 11th Lashey went for his Barrel to Henerys snowing

12th on this Day of the month McMaster first came to the Island I went to Mrs Morris's her at Bills

13th Went for the Pot Mrs Morris got it went Down for Charlie Brout him to Harpers sent him home a Great deal of Travelling on the ice Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 lb Soda Mrs Baker a Bee drawing Wood

14th Drawing Wood Making spoils Filling the Banch with water at the River the calve Dead Raining

15th Skining the calf Bill here going to the Depot Tom Davis came

16th Tom Went of Turned Back with the Water on the ice crofsed to Frashers Drawing Wood cut Down a tree for Troughs Drew home 4 Logs of them

17th St Patricks seen Wild Geese for the first time helping Lashey to cut his wood snowing Blowing Freezing

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Sunday Fine cold day

19th Alexander Cameron Captain Lost of the Horses Broke in at the Lower end of Hamiltons Island {illegible} crofsed to Mr Harpers Bought 37 lbs of Oatmeal Heard from Mr Lions that Dan came home on Friday

20th Joh Hamilton Drew 4 Loads Helping Lashey to split First Day of Spring seen Blackbirds and a cold Day it is east Wind

21st snowing Blowing Hailing Raining Wind changed to the West made 5 Troughs The Equinoxial Gales on on about these Days Sun Crofsing the Line

22nd Livinia Birth Day I crofsed to Mr Harpers for to give the Loan of his Pot John Hamilton to Cornwall for Flour very unwell

23rd Helping Lashey to split stove wood very sick

24th A Fortunate Day Bought of Mr Harper 1 Bag Flour 3 1/2 6 lb of Rice 2/- Pail 1/3 4 yds of Lindsay 6 {cut off} 2 yds of Cotton at 10 1/2 1/9 Thread -/3 1 Peck of Onions 1/3 1/2 lb Tea Canvass L 1..12..6 Lashey got 1 Quart -/7 1/2 Pipes 1 -/2 5 lbs of Pork 3/ 1 1/2 lb Tobacco Treat -/6 thats 5/3 shillings he got to Day old Mr McLeod very Poorly

25th Sunday Stormy snowing Blowing Drifting

26th Semo here in the Morning his Boy came in the evening an order on Mr Harper for 4 lbs of Pork

27th Senio here to tell me Mr Harper would not Give him any on the Order Lashey crofsed for Mr Harpers Big {cut off} Drawing wood to the sugar camp

28th commenced feeding hay of the Stable loft to the cattle Tapt 2 trees to Day 3 yesterday not running well took home about 1/2 Gallon of Sap for a Drink set a Trap for the crows. Made Troughs to Day cut the Beef Head 2 Teams came up from Lancaster went up before the Door followed my {cut off}

29th Lashey crofsed Gave an order for 1 lb Tobacco Taking home

30th Good Friday Lashey Done chopping helping him to split Bought of Mr Harper 1 Bags of Flour 3 1/2 Dollars 1/2 lb Tea 2/3 Soap -/6 2 yds Calico 2/6 1 plug of Tobacco -/3 4 1/2 lb Pork 2/ L1..5..16 Tapt 43 Trees Gathered 3 1/2 pails I have 5 Tapt thats 48 Tapt now Raining Lashey Fishing EEls got 6

1st of April all Fools Day Lashey {cut off} sap not Running Easter Sunday Sun Doesn't Dance the sign of a hard year