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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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  <td>1</td>
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  <td>This Month Begins fine and warm, I was Helping War{cut off} a very warm Day the Roads are ver to day again</td>
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  <td>Sat</td>
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  <td>2</td>
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  <td>I was thrashing up at Will Landons, all Day.</td>
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  <td>Sun</td>
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  <td>3</td>
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  <td>A Nice warm Day the Groung is thawing out it is very  We had a Rain an snow storm Last night</td>
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  <td>Mon</td>
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  <td>4</td>
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  <td>Township Election to Day the Roads are Terible Muddy The ground is in a terible state of Mud Now</td>
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  <td>Tus</td>
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  <td>5</td>
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  <td>another very warm Day for this sean of the year A Nice But Cold Day  </td>
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  <td>Wes</td>
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  <td>6</td>
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  <td>I was Chopping 1/2 a Day over on Rob Johnstons I was Helping Rob to Batten His Barn.</td>
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  <td>Thr</td>
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  <td>7</td>
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  <td>Owen an I was Chopping over on Rob all Day a Nice But Cold Day No Sleighing yet</td>
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  <td>Fri</td>
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  <td>8</td>
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  <td>We was Chopping over in the Woods 1/2 Day I Cleaned up a quite Cold Wether, Very Rough Whealing to Day</td>
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  <td>Sat</td>
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  <td>9 X</td>
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  <td>Own Sullivan an I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat</td>
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  <td>Sun</td>
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  <td>10</td>
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  <td>a Cloudy and Blustry Day With a little Snow Falling </td>
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  <td>Mon</td>
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  <td>11</td>
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  <td>I was Banking out Wood 1/ Day in Rob Johnstons Woods I Brught a New Sleigh  W.P. Moore to Day  A Terible Cold Day 10 Below Zero  to District  O Lodge </td>
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  <td>Tus</td>
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  <td>12</td>
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  <td>We was Chopping 1/2 Day in the Woods  I went out Lansdown I Sold the young Colt to Jorge White Ear $25 , Share of the Wood</td>
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  <td>Wes</td>
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  <td>13</td>
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  <td>I took the sow to Rob Johnstons; to day  I Comenced log home a very Cold Time No sleighing on the Roads Rough</td>
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  <td>Thr</td>
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  <td>14</td>
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  <td>We was Chopping an Drawing Home Stove Wood Brought  No Sleighing on the Roads yet another Very Cold </td>
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  <td>Fri</td>
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  <td>15</td>
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  <td>I was Helping Own Sullivan to Draw Hay off of the Drounded Land </td>
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  <td>Sat</td>
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  <td>16 X</td>
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  <td>I was Banking out Wood over on Rob Johnstons 1/2 Day X Cyrus Cross Died this after Noon </td>
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  <td>Sun</td>
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  <td>17</td>
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  <td>a Very Heavy Wind an Rain storm to Day the Snow is all  it turned very Cold again in the woods</td>
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  <td>Mon</td>
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  <td>18</td>
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  <td>another Terible Blustry Day I was Chopping 1/2 Day </td>
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  <td>Tus</td>
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  <td>19 X</td>
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  <td>We was Chopping 1/2 a Day A Terible Cold Day 20 Below Zero  Cyrus Cross was Put in the Vault to Day</td>
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  <td>Wes</td>
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  <td>20</td>
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  <td>We finished Chopping on Rob Johnstons to Day a little warmer</td>
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  <td>Thr</td>
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  <td>21</td>
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  <td>A Very Heavy Fall of Snow last Night ther is 8 inches of Snow on the Level I Sined a Note of $25 Bank  The First good Sleighing this Winter </td>
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  <td>Fri</td>
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  <td>22</td>
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  <td>I went to Gananoque Mills.  P. Sullivan very good sleighing</td>
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1897 (Page 1)

The First Month January 31 Days 1897

to to Thrash all

Fri 1 This Month Begins fine and warm, I was Helping War{cut off} a very warm Day the Roads are ver to day again
Sat 2 I was thrashing up at Will Landons, all Day.
Sun 3 A Nice warm Day the Groung is thawing out it is very We had a Rain an snow storm Last night
Mon 4 Township Election to Day the Roads are Terible Muddy The ground is in a terible state of Mud Now
Tus 5 another very warm Day for this sean of the year A Nice But Cold Day
Wes 6 I was Chopping 1/2 a Day over on Rob Johnstons I was Helping Rob to Batten His Barn.
Thr 7 Owen an I was Chopping over on Rob all Day a Nice But Cold Day No Sleighing yet
Fri 8 We was Chopping over in the Woods 1/2 Day I Cleaned up a quite Cold Wether, Very Rough Whealing to Day
Sat 9 X Own Sullivan an I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat
Sun 10 a Cloudy and Blustry Day With a little Snow Falling
Mon 11 I was Banking out Wood 1/ Day in Rob Johnstons Woods I Brught a New Sleigh W.P. Moore to Day A Terible Cold Day 10 Below Zero to District O Lodge
Tus 12 We was Chopping 1/2 Day in the Woods I went out Lansdown I Sold the young Colt to Jorge White Ear $25 , Share of the Wood
Wes 13 I took the sow to Rob Johnstons; to day I Comenced log home a very Cold Time No sleighing on the Roads Rough
Thr 14 We was Chopping an Drawing Home Stove Wood Brought No Sleighing on the Roads yet another Very Cold
Fri 15 I was Helping Own Sullivan to Draw Hay off of the Drounded Land
Sat 16 X I was Banking out Wood over on Rob Johnstons 1/2 Day X Cyrus Cross Died this after Noon
Sun 17 a Very Heavy Wind an Rain storm to Day the Snow is all it turned very Cold again in the woods
Mon 18 another Terible Blustry Day I was Chopping 1/2 Day
Tus 19 X We was Chopping 1/2 a Day A Terible Cold Day 20 Below Zero Cyrus Cross was Put in the Vault to Day
Wes 20 We finished Chopping on Rob Johnstons to Day a little warmer
Thr 21 A Very Heavy Fall of Snow last Night ther is 8 inches of Snow on the Level I Sined a Note of $25 Bank The First good Sleighing this Winter
Fri 22 I went to Gananoque Mills. P. Sullivan very good sleighing
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