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Mr James Cameron Island

11th of Feby 1892 E W Drifting

12th cold Windy Frosty

13th cold and Frosty

14th St Valentines Day 3 From Lewis's here turned stormy E Wind Randolph came Mary-Ann stopt all night

15th Mary Ann went home Fine and Frosty very Bad with colds

16th Fine Frosty a Raffle at Frank Laplants of a Boat Drew some wood sawing stove wood snow Deep in the Bush

17th Fine W Wind very Frosty Frosty Last night Reading Papers

18th James Hugh's Birth Day 1855 Leander cutting Firewood a very Fine Day

19th Leander and Hugh Ann went to Day with Butter Tallow and Butter to Jo Lemay For Fixing the Watch and {illegible} Bought 200 of Flour 5..40 5 Gallons of oil 60 2 Patent Bottles 50 Cotton 50 Calico 60 Old Mrs Combell Departed Mr Hatt{illegible} Daughter in F Covington Departed E Wind

20th Drifting Leander crossed from Mac{missing} Bought Writing Paper 15 Thread 15 2 Pipes 2

21st E W

22nd Washingtons B Day Fine Day at Wood Broke on a stack of Marsh Hay

23 Drawing Wood Fine

Turn Back 2 1/2 Leaves for Feb the {illegible}

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Mr James Cameron Island

1892

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