Mr James Cameron Island June 18 1865

The ever memorable Battle of Waterloo Grand Procession at St Regis Pat and Charlie here going to Careys Strawberries Ripe some now Gordon Mary Livinia and me at the Lower Point for Berries

19th I went to Dundee Bought of Buchanan 1 1/2 of Potatoes at 2/6 per Bushel 3/9 Had 83 lbs of Oats at 40 cents for 34 lbs Bought 1/14 of soap at {illegible} a lb Bought Pudding Dish 30 cents I owe him 16 cents on this Returned Bakers Bag stopt at Mrs Morris's with the shower stopt at Alex Island till the storm was over Charlie Brought some plants 2 Men here for Brushs Timber did not get any

20th Tom Came Fixing Boots & Marys Moccasins Put the stery in the old House

21st Longest Day in the year got 9 Perch set the Line 18 hooks on Lashey came stopt all night got 2 EEls From him

22nd Our Dans Birth Day hoeing some Fixing the Gate got a Pickerel & 4 Perch Mosquitoes Bad

23rd Charlie here Left his shirt to make Baited the Line with chub Charlie Brought Lashey here at night

24th Antwine Russel Fishing eels Tom started turned Back with the Wind

25th a Fortunate Day Sunday got 2 EEls got 1 Large Pike Thunder & Lighting at night Raining some Strawberries now on the Lower Point

26th Monday Ploughing the Potatoes & corn Raining very dirty the Potatoes

27th Wind High high

28th Charlie came Pat & Thomas Munroe came Lent a Bag & Bottle to Put at the Potatoes and at the Weeding & Watering the Garden heard of those that was Killed on the RailRoad Docherty Cunningham Curry & Carebou John Raising his {illegible} Working on the Roads now A Summers informed on selling Licquor

30th Wind high putting the Plough through the Rest of the Potatoes Before the Door Broke the Plough

{second page} July the 1st 1865 Mr James Cameron Island

Hoeing Potatoes Below the house for the Ist hoeing got a cat Fish and a Pike on the Line got chub to bait with the Salaberry a Pleasure Trip to Cornwall

2nd Robert MDonald Angus Cameron Johnny saw Summers here had a Bottle Left the contents of it with me & the Bottle Raining some cold evening very near Frost only for the wind being high

3rd Potatoes 4 of Chily Windy at the Potatoes

5th Our {illegible} Birth Day Sold Mr Kimball 3 1/2 Doz of {cut off} crofsed to Mr Harpers Bought 4 lbs of {cut off} not Paid 1/3 1/2 lb Tea paid Treats paid Laying of the Foundation stone of {cut off} Camerons house Laid a Great ceremony

6th Crofsed with Charlie and Pat B{cut off} of Mr Harper 3 1/2 yds of 1 Kind 4 yds of {cut off} at 1/- thats 7/6 not Paid Bought of A Summers Esgss 4 Loaves Bread 1/3 copperas -/2 spool {cut off} -/6 paid this Went to Renshaws for {cut off} of sugar for Mr Harper Pat and {cut off} Thomas Munroes Charlie and I Lis came {cut off}

7th Lis started turned Back started again h{cut off}

8th hoeing some Christie here Grinding his axe Fine a Tree for spear pole put out 10 p{cut off} of Tobacco yesterday got 2 eels 1 sturgeon from Lashey went to his Line with The Rope & the St Charles a Race To day Raspberries get Ripe eat new Potatoes Jim Hopkins to Williamstown and his Family

9th Jim & Family {cut off}here coming Back in the Bush Gordon Mary & Livinia I picking Berries

10th Finished hoeing Below the house first hoeing high Wind

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