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James Cameron Island

3 {huge ink blot} 1900 Allens Birth Day Fine Co{huge ink blot}

West Wid John H went {huge ink blot} Fernandez wheeled to Dun{huge ink blot}

Ed Renshaw him {huge ink blot}

hunting in the air-holes {huge ink blot}

Letter to Dan

4th Fine {huge ink blot}

the Boys wheeled to {huge ink blot}

The Bun ice cro{huge ink blot}

5th Fine Moving the {huge ink blot}

Mill Fishing EEls {huge ink blot}

got 17 Kind of soft {huge ink blot}

6th Ephinay Fine {huge ink blot}

Working at the {huge ink blot}

Mill cannot get {huge ink blot}

the Papers to work went for the Papers got an Large Ear of Corn from John Cameron of Kansas for seed Randolph hear a Holiday Playing hockey i Summerstown

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James Cameron Island

Jan 8th 1900 Annies Birth Day Fine they came From Summerstown and other side the 3 Boys Skinned a Mink for Dan Spink John H went to Jacks to take Down a Load of Pigs to Lancaster ice cracking and Making Big cracks

9th very Fine Day Sissy crofsed to Summerstown cut the Head of the Pig This is the Week of Prayer Sissy took 5 lb of Sugar from Haggartys Leander crossed Rain and Snow to night

10th Fine cut some stove Wood Doing Little or nothing

11th East Wind High Blowing hard Broke on Marsh hay stack put in some hay put up 3 Papers to send to John Cameron Kansas Stormy to night snowing

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