Mr James Cameron Island

{illegible} 1891 Fine Warm E Wind Went to Hamiltons Leander {illegible} A McDonald Sack of salt 90 3 lbs of Tea {illegible} Matches 8 pipes 2 got Phillips account from {illegible} Good many of the campers Leaving Made {illegible} Taking up onions Mr Genie's Daughter taken {illegible} Boat to St Annicet to be Buried

28th Fine But an awful high west Wind Mowing the Marsh Randolph came home from Mr {illegible} his Time is up settled to Day Phillip to Butter

29th Fine Mowing Making coils Leander and Randolph to Lancaster Bought a suit of cloths and a pair of {illegible} Pork Putty Sugar A Lot of shooting at Plum Island Phillip went to Lancaster for Hunters Bohemian pleasure Trip Turns this side of the the Lighthouse Leander and Randolph Leander and Gordon Fishing Caught a Large Sturgeon Leander Bought {illegible} McDonald a pair of Boots

30th Leander {illegible} Fine Hazelnuts Good

31st Windy East {illegible} a stack Filled the Barn Floor made some {illegible} Randolph came to night From Frashers he {illegible} with Hunters

1st of September Hunting {illegible} Went to Mr Jo Douquetts to 30 lbs of Butter 5{illegible} 15 1/2 Doz 2..17 a Treat 10 Paid Mr Ward {illegible} Flour we got in at Frank Laplants at {illegible} Hugh Ann and Livinia to Dundee Aunt Lis{illegible} Down with them put in the 3 Rams {illegible} Phillip yesterday & to Day 50

2nd Fine French {illegible} went off Mowing in the Marsh not much {illegible} put the Ram's in the calfs Pasture Leander went to Fish alone spearing Circus in {illegible} to Day

3rd Dan's Birth Day 1846 Leander and 2 Girls and Aunt Lizzy went to Dundee very {illegible} Mr George S McDougall and Miss Cameron {illegible} Bought 200 of Flour 5..60 Cotton Randolph here went to home with Ducketts Boat {illegible} Lewis Boy Died at 12 O clock Last {illegible} 2 Girls and I went to Lewis to night

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Mr James Cameron Island

1891

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