Mr James Cameron Island Nov 21st 1865

21st on this Day of the Month Donald McMaster Departed in the year 1846 East Wind a sail crofsing from Below to Christees very stormy night

22nd very Bad with the Pain Tried the red pepper and I think it does best of anything I tried yet the Salaberry did not come to Day

23rd The Salaberry came up to Day and started Down again Pat came from Maitland

24th Lashey here him and Pat to Mr Harpers for me Bought 1 Bottle of RRR 1/3 1/2 lb Saleratus 1/4 lb salts some oatmeal Mr Harper Gave Sent a Letter to Mr Leo Laduke Bridgeman St Timothy Postage Paid Lashey stopt all night

25th St Catherine Bossy and the Batchelor together Lashey went off a Great many Fishing eels steamers a Going very Bad with my Back yet

Sunday the 26th 2 Indians spearing eels before the Door came up from Charlies Salaberry went into Salmon River

27th Salaberry went Down snowing I found a Bottle at Lower end of the Island and a Cedar stick that was blew up with the storm very Bad with my Back yet

28th Trying to catch the Horses Boats a Going yet

29th Drew some Drags going about a Little now

30th St Andrews Day the Scotch Festival Went to Mr Harpers Bought 5 Gal Whiskey 1/3 paid Pat a Quart too Took Charlie home very staving Got some camphor From Mr Harper

1st of December Charlie here wind High snowing some

2nd Drawing wood Pat and I to Mr Harpers Pat got 2 Letters Bought a spool of Red Thread Charlie went home

Sunday 3rd writing 4 Letters for Pat Mrs Morris and George here stopt all night

4th Went off Gave her some yarn to Make Mittens for me Went to fish EEls got 13 Let out the Little Ram A Boat Proppeller went Down

5th Pat and I crofsed Pat Bought churn 6/3 7/6 worth of Flour 1 Quart Whiskey I Bought 1 Coat L.2..2..6 from {illegible} Summers 1 spool of thred Bought of Mr Harper 1/2 Gal oil {illegible} 1/3 paid this) took Dinner there

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Mr James Cameron Island Dec 5th 1865

Got a Letter From Mr Laduke Five Dollars in it Donald A McPherson Died this Morning Light in the Lighthouses yet

6th 2 Boats Went down 1 up Fixing the Boards on the end of the House

7th Pat and I went to Williamstown Brought 4 EEls out to her Left our canoe at Captain Frasers the first time I was in Captain Frashers since came to the Island wen to Ellens seen her Baby seen Dans Letter from Pitthole Pensylvania a Present for Livinia Mr Hills Light up yet a Good Breese coming home

8th 2 Boats went Down the Ranger I think is one of them freezing hard to day set fire to the Marsh

9th Steamer went Down with a Propeller and Barge in tow Lashey here took his Traps pail spear Box Christee and wife here Gave them some Potatoes Left his 2 EEl spears & 2 spears of Mine one Broke he is to fixed it Pat and I crofsed to Mr Harpers Pat got 1/2 Gall, me a Quart paid this Quart) got 2 pipes sweetys paid) high Wind coming Back almost impossible to manage the swells

10th Sunday Wrote a Letter for Pat to Sandy in Youngstown Ohio Mr Hills Light up to night and Johnstons too is

11th Monday Pat went to Barrets to Live Bought of Mr Harper (1 Bushel of Lime 1/3 of Pink or senna 1/2 lb Salts 1 Quart of Mollasses -/7 1/2 58 cents) ( Bought 1 Pair of Braces 2/- Chimney Lamp -/6 a Belt a Present a pipe -/1/2 sweetys -/2 1/2 a Treat -/10 cents Paid this Bought of A Summers pink Root -/6 Took Dinner at Fellurroes Got the Basket and a Peice of Pork Mr Harpers child christened

Sunday the 10th Gave Mr Harper 2 1/2 Dollars to My account

12th Fishing EEls Raining some wind changed to night Got 3 eels very high Wind

13th very windy fixing Boards behind the stairs where the stove wood is Kept Making a Petition upstairs Gordon and Mary took Medicine for the Worms Mr Hill crofsed to Frashers

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