James Cameron Island

3rd of December 1898 Fine East Wind Leander and Randolph on the Little Island North Side got a Pair of Ducks a Lumber Steam Barge went Down with a Tow

4th East Wind and very high E Wind Tore the Weeds from the Bottom of the River Took the old Stump From its Place for so many years up near the Stone Wall Drove the Big Muskrat house to Parts unknown Took Barrels From the House up in the upper field must Been Bad on Shipping and River crafts East Wind Eddy Renshaw here had Letter to Mrs Cameron From Adeline had 2 Fine Peices of Pork Eddy Fernandez hunting on Little Island Eddy stopt all night

5th E Wind Fernandez and Eddy went to Cornwall took his Gun Gave Eddy a can of Syrup to take home Lumber Barge went up to Day

6th The German's Day West Wind Last Quarter of the Moon Randolph Getting Married to Day Adeline Renshaw of Summertown Livinia (Sissy) Leander Fernandez went Married in the Salem church {rest of page torn away}

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