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Mr James Cameron Island

9th of July 1893 Fine Tom Jack and Gordon here The 2 Girls went to church

10th Fine commenced to Mow Fixed the Bottom Log in the East Mow of the Barn the Girls went to Dundee Bought a sack of Fine salt 60 Stone 1/2 Gallon of oil Hat soap 3 Bars nutmeg nails soda 1-27 cents

11th Fine Windy cutting and Gathering Hay 2 Indians Broke their oar Lent them one Bought 2 Doz of Eggs 25 cents Fishermen to Montreal English cherries Ripe

12th of July Orangeman's Day Fine Windy put in the First Hay 4 Loads in the East Mow Henery Bosell here

13th Fine Mr John McBain came to see me as we were old school-mates in Williamstown and we had a Great time talking over the young Days Gone By

14th Mr J McBain went off cutting Below the corn Bought a Bag of salt and a Rake yesterday Making coils Put the Letter in the office on the 12th Eat new Potatoes

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Mr James Cameron Island

15th of July 1893 St Swithen's Day it Rains to Day Thunder put in 65 coils of Hay Mowing if it Rains to Day it will Rain for 40 Days so they say 9 chickens out Fenced the Young Ducks in yesterday as they are taking too much for the River

16th Fine Windy Narcisse Paid

17th Mowing on the Lower Point very warm very heavy Thunder and sharp Lightning Rained hard Got a Pickerel and sturgeon

18th Fine very warm Whitewashing Put the Bell on the Cow Mowing at the Lower Point Mr Mercell at the Fishermen Put out about 70 Tobacco Plants and its very Late for them Besides they are very small The Indian came with the oars Narcisse went to Montreal

19th Fine Mowing in the Grove and Back of the Barn Gokey came for Lewis Bosell Hence his 4 year old child was Drowned this Morning Fernandez Birth Day 1874

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