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Mr James Cameron Island

5th of July 1892 Uncle John's B Day 1803 Fine Day Leander to Dundee Water high and Raising some E Wind went up to the Bay Stanley and I put a Bottom to a Box Bought of Lime 2 scythes 1.30 Leander to Summerstown to night

6th a very warm Day Finished putting the Plough through the Potatoes Lewis 2 Boys here for milk and Butter Drew the Logs up a Little with the mare Taking the stems of the Potatoes Fixed a Leg in the Bench sawed some wood a Man at the Fishermens From Alexandria Leander Mowed some to Try the scythes

7th Fine warm Mowed the Grove and a Road to the Back of the Barn and a Road to the cherries as they are Getting Rip Put Paris Green on the Lower Peice of Potatoes Those Fishermen from Lancaster to pay rent From Monday Last 4th of July as they came up to Day to speak to me about it

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Mr James Cameron Island

1892

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