== 1868 Mr James Cameron {illegible} == 24th of October

24th {illegible} Hugh's Birth Day Mrs Bosell here Laurie and Dan Summers came

25th My Birth Day I {illegible} with Mrs Bosell gave her a pail of Milk some squashes red pepper heard charlie Rose had a young son to Day Dan Summers went off Laurie sloft {?} Emmanuel and {illegible} here Emmanuel took his shear {?}

26th Cutting Wood

27th Went to Fort Covenston

28th chopping Wood

29th doing a Little or nothing

30th chopping

31st Went to Bakers took {illegible} Quart of Oil Hallow Eve highwind and Rain

1st of Nov all saints Day

2nd Thrashing Dan Summers came

3rd Pete Bosell after the Wheel Barrow and {illegible} Lashey took away his Bed

4th I went to mill {illegible} of Wheat F Daves here Last night and the Mayhews here Tom Brought me some Sarsapilla {"er" written above the "i"} took 4 Nats , calfs Km 1 sheeps Km to Mr Stneeter 2.40 Got {illegible, name?} Boots {second "o" written above the first} mended By {illegible, name?} 50 cents. got {illegible} fixed 10 cents Bought {illegible} 1/2 Ile Tea 1/2 Ile Tolaces hoarhound Candy got 2 newspapers from Lohn Cameron came home

5th chopping Stove Wood

6th Chopping Wood

7th Our Ellens Birth Day

8" 9 10" 11" 12th

13th stars shooting great Walter {?} child died.

14th {illegible} helping Walter to dig the grave {illegible} Kennedy Kenneth stopt at Wake all night Bought of Al Baker oil Matches

15 I came home Walters child Buried to Day

16" Let out the Rams

17th the trees bad with {illegible} Great Destruction on {illegible} and forest trees

18th set fire to the Front Marsh

19th Killed the Bull Lashey took away his traps {illegible} Bosell agnound above the Light House {illegible}

21st Went to Bakers

22

== 1868 Mr James Cameron {illegible} == Nov 27

{illegible} Grant took away the younge Horse Peter and Thomas Mimroe with him I started for Williamstown Brought a hide to A Me Lennan got the Money forth Left my Boat with him {illegible} I would come from Williamstown gave Mr Harper {illegible} Walked up to Williamstown

28th in Williander

29th in Williamstown

30th I started for home from Williander Bought of Ellen Tea Tobacco. Paten Paul Castor oils sweetys Bottle of Mollases {illegible} Bought of Mr Harper 8 yds Calies {illegible} a yd Linning Thread 3 Treats 3 Quarts of GO Bought of Mr Nicholson 3 Loaves Bread {illegible} This is St Andrews The Festival of the {illegible} home North Wind Left or Forgot my Bag The calf Died got hurted on the slippery ice The America went up Johnstons Lights up yet no Light in Mr Hills on the 1st of December

1st of December skinned the calf no boats {illegible}

2n. Thrashing Cutting Wood

3 Cutting Wood

4th Taking home a Canoe of Wood I Croped stopt all night Thomas Munroes Rob Jack and Bill Mc{illegible, name} argument at David got a Letter from Charlie I came home got {illegible, "Rey," "Pay"?} from Al Baker for James Grant {illegible} paid A L Baker for Whiskey is got on the 22nd of October Brought Mr Bree {?} {illegible} Pipe Treat paid Treats at Davids paid

6th Sunday Dan Summers here for the Ram for James Hopkins got it gave him some meat

7th Storm East Wind and snow Broke on the stack

8th Cut a Waterhole for the first hard West Wind

9th Thrased {illegible} Made out to the Bushes very {illegible}

10th {illegible} not hung to Day chopped {illegible, the page goes black, photocopy issues}

{...} cold West Wind {...}

13 {...}

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