Mr James Cameron Island

{missing} 1891 Rain Thunder high wind Mowing {illegible} Lewis Phillips passed up from {illegible}

25th St James DAy Fine some Rain John found Mr Clines Boat or Rather Canoe Mr Cline came Looking for it Gave John H a Silver Dollar for Finding Mowing Down at the Oak Mowed {illegible} peice Fishermen Brought 2 Whetstones from Montreal 10 cents John H {illegible} 60 cents

26th Fine John and Billy John {illegible} here Dan Spinks and Kimball and Adams here Mr Genie came From Cornwall stopt all night Rained some Big squall of Wind passed {illegible} here with them

27th Fine Finished Mowing Below {illegible} Finished cutting Mowed a Little in the Upper Field Made about 40 coils at the Lower Point Tonia {illegible} Livinia picked 7 lb of Berries clouding up to {illegible}

28th a Fortunate Day Commenced to Rain Fine Windy Livinia and Tonia went to {illegible}their Friends to Clinton & John H got {illegible} this morning Narcisse to Butter Had a {illegible} of Potatoes Yesterday for the First Tobacco {illegible} Windy

29th Fine EW Mr Kelly and Randolph John H went to Hamiltons for the Paper Turning hay and Gathering cloudy commenced to Rain got a Good many Loads in {illegible} from the Lower Point Randolph Back {illegible} a Lunge From the Fishermen 18 or 20 lbs Peter Back here a Good Deal of shooting at Ducks Lots of Thunder Bought in Dundee yesterday 100 of Flour Boots for Tonia and Hugh Ann Bought the Harnefs 4 Dollars

30th Mowed above the Potatoes Began to Rain hard a {illegible} Towed up

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Mr James Cameron Island

1891

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