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Mr James Cameron Island

23rd of June 1893 Raised Fine Dick came the Boys and Rufus went to Dundee moving the Logs at the Door

24th St John the Batista Day The Girls went to Summerstown For the Mail Got a Letter From Ione Cameron 218 Warwick Street East NY Long Island The Rocket a Pleasure Trip to Lancaster making the Tobacco Fence The Fishermen Found a Boat Bought 2 spools 10

25th Fine Narcisse paid his resit EW Genie here Saturday Brought to Basins said they put him off the Place Heavy Thunder and very sharp Lightning and Rained very hard to night and heavy claps of Thunder

26th Fine Windy Leander and R went to Dundee Bought Pants 1.25 Took the calfskin at the Tobacco place

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Mr James Cameron Island

27th of June 1893 Fine Ploughed the Tobacco peice put the Plough through the Potatoes above the House Rained some Mr Genie here Gordon {illegible} for Leander to work on the Roads for him Told us of Larus {illegible} with the Lightning

28th very warm Fine Mr Genie went off Lewis for salt at the Tobacco peice Narcisse for salt and Butter

29th Fine very warm St Peter and St Paul's Day Lewis for Soft-soap got a stick of ash The Tobacco Ground ready The colt 3 years old to Day

29th Fine put the Plough through the Lower Potatoes

1st of July Dominion Day Fine Day went to the upper Point

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