Mr James Cameron Island

10th Oct 1891{illegible} McMaster's B Day Fine Windy{illegible}on the stable Leander to Summerstown {illegible} Gaelic Dictionary to Hamiltons s{illegible} would send it to Mr Robert jacks Bought of A McDonald 3 lbs of Tea 1 Dollars 5 lbs of shingles nails 15 Boots for Stanley 1..20 1 l of {illegible} 1 lb of starch 10 Randolph Working at Hamiltons Wharf with Frank Laplante this Week Lots of Pl{illegible} going West very high took 8 Dozen of Eggs at 14 1..12

11th Jo Genie here took his Rubber Coat 4 {illegible} 4 Men with him Hunters went up to Duc{illegible} Tacking coming Down Between this and Alexis Island they upsett Lot 2 = 2 Do{illegible} Barrel Guns or Breach loaders only for their small Boat they would stand a Poor C{illegible} they stopt with the Fishermen E Wind {illegible} Wind shingling the Poarch cool Fine took the Turnips and cabbage took home a Big {illegible} Butternuts

13th Went to Na Houtas Island Make a stack E Wind Making a Blind cedar sticks Rofs's Island Indian going Down to Dig their Potatoes commencing to Fire the Marshes

14th Fine E Wind Bohemian commenced going down {illegible} Fine Day putting manure out of the yard {illegible} the Banking put the Harnefs on the colt covering the upper stable with Hay {illegible} off the Grapes yesterday

15th West Wind turned some Leander and Hugh Ann to Dundee got a Hicory nailed some Boards on the stable outside Stanley Plastering the West Stable awful Flocks of Blackbirds Bought of J Tyo 200 of Flour 5..40 Tub of Butter 5.80 comb Tooth{illegible} Gathered Grapes Fixing the Log at the W{illegible} the Tobacco in the Barn

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Mr James Cameron Island

1891

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