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James Cameron Diary, 1893
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Mr James Cameron Island
16th of June 1893 Fine EW hoeing Potatoes at the East side of the storehouse Narcisse to Butter a Great many Boats a Going the Kit Kit to Butter commenced to Rain hard Thunder and Lightning Billy Morris Bar Tender on the Point Washing the Wool
17th Fine Rained some in the Morning hoeing the Beans Leander Fishing Livinia not Well
18th Fine Warm Day The Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo Bill Morris Rufus Creamer and Randolph here Rained some
19th Fine Warm not very well Put the Plough Through the Potatoes at the House they went with the Fishermen to take his seine up as it Fast in Logs Leander went to Frashers Point to get Twine from Murcel to Fix the Seine R Trowling to night Arquet for Butter 5 lbs gave him a pipe Hoeing some Made a Frame around the Seed onions
18th Fine
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Mr James Cameron Island
20th of June 1893 Fine very warm The First Day of Summer and a Fine Day it is Salted the cattle splitting Logs hoeing Fixing Fence Randolph very unwell Leander went to Dundee Bought Tar paper a Roll nails 2 small Sacks of {illegible} Salt Paid Before Rufus Creamer came Down with him
21st a very Fine Day Boarding the outside of the House at the Potatoes and corn Mr Kelly and Bill Morris and Billy Bone here Looking after the Fisheries Had a Row with Wiso 2 Fishermen went to Montreal The Girls went to Jo Lemays for the clock Price 60 cents The Boys Trowling at night got 3 The 3 Spannish Ships went up in Tow of 2 Tugs the Caravels Lewis here came F Lancaster got a Star from Mr Kelly
22nd Our Dans B Day Rained Fine Boarding the House Lots of Boats going
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