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James Cameron Island

5th of June 1898 Trinitty Sunday Fine Genie went off Gave him a Bag of Potatoes Rings 1 lb of Butter McArthur Montor Ed Renshaw George and Min Herbert came Wind Raised Fernandez Went to Dundee with them Ionia went with them

6th cutting Weeds in the corn Fine Stanley and I up to Plum Island Seen about 70 sheep and Lambs Marked W Leander Trowling got some Pike

7th Fine EW John H went for Fernandez Brought the other 4 oars Fishing cleaned out the Frame cellar Put the trough into the Calves Piled away the Picquets Leander crofsed to Summerstown

8th Fine Mr Joseph Lemay here got 2 Bags of Potatoes and Paid for them he Got Before Got Worms For Fishing took 2 Pairs of Oars to Make Lewis here Got Potatoes to Plant taken the swill Working at the Wharf at shore

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James Cameron Island

9th of June 1898 Aunty Mary's Birth Day 1813 Corpus Christie Fine Thunder very Heavy Rain and a Heavy squall of Wind Finished the Wheel barrow Unfortunate Day

10 Fortunate Day Fine Livinia Stanley Fernandez went to Dundee took 34 Doz of Eggs 3.40 Tea Boots Shovel 3 Tennets John H went to the Sny E Wind

11th Fine Rained some W Wind Sawing stove Wood Leander to Jo Douquets Took 17 Dozen of Eggs 2 Tubs of Butter Sport Killing the young Ducks Died to night Bill Holesworth Gordon came

12th Fine Monter and Renshaw here E Wind Thunder Gordon took his Boat Pickaxe

13th Pulling the Plough in the Potatoes Emptied the Leech-Barrel Put the ashes on the Potatoes Got a -------- Lost a Spoon sold pike at the Point Lewis's for Butter 25 cents

14th Fine Rain {torn away} William Holesworth Buried to Day

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