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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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The 3th Month March 31 Days 1897 (Page 4)
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   <td>I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 6 Buls  a very Cold Day the Roads are all ice Now</td>
 
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   <td>a Nice But Cold to Day good sleighing Now</td>
 
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   <td>8</td>
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   <td>I was Drawing Hay For Patsy Sullivan 1/2 a Day I was Helping Mrs Smith to draw in Corn in Afternoon 1/2 Day</td>
 
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   <td>a Very Nasty Day with Sleet an Rain I Went to the Mrs Crosses Auction sale to Cyrus Cross</td>
 
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   <td>A Very Slushy Time a Heavy Rain in the Morning Mother was Very sick We Had the Doctor in afternoon</td>
 
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   <td>I Went up to Gananoque with Patsy Sullivan Sleighing so Nearly Done to attend a law sute Between Hess an Gradies</td>
 
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   <td>A Very Heavy Snow Storm in the morning an a the Roads Bad to Day Terible Heavy Rain in after noon</td>
 
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   <td>I went up to J R Boagreys after Mart a Nice But cold Day Bad Sleighing </td>
 
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   <td>A Terible Snow an Wind storm to Day the Roughest Storm  {Mrs WN Bowen got Hurt to Day) </td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping Mr Smith to Saw to Day I Started to Put out Manure</td>
 
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   <td>I got Dun sawing at Mr Smiths at Noon 1/2 Day sleighing is the Very Best Now</td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping Wesley Johnston to Draw out Manure all Day </td>
 
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   <td>A Nice Soft Day I wasent feeling Well to Day I Went out to Lansdown  the Sleighing is getting Bad</td>
 
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   <td>another Very Soft Day the Sleighing is Very Poor to Day I went over to Land Keatings to saw, But Dident saw</td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping Land Keating to saw wood all Day with the Team Big Heavy Rain  a very Heavy Thunder an Lightning all Day</td>
 
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   <td>a Nasty an Cold Day  Very Muddy Now the snow Nerely  The First Wheals  Run Yesterday First this Spring</td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping Land Keating to Finish sawing 1/2 Day to day  another Nice warm Day  I Helped Rob to {illegible} </td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping Rob to Tap , an to Set the Horse Power</td>
 
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   <td>A Terible Heavy Snow storm all Day the Roads are Very Slushy Now</td>
 
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   <td>another Stormy Day all Day with Snow an Rain  6 inches of snow Fell very Bad Roads Now Alberto Landen Died</td>
 
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   <td>A Nice But Cold the Roads are Very Bad Now  I went to Gananoque with Patsy Smith </td>
 
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   <td>another Very Nice Day But Cold Wind North Mr Albert Landon was Put in the Vault the Roads is Very Mudy</td>
 
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The 3th Month March 31 Days 1897 (Page 4)

Sat 6 I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 6 Buls a very Cold Day the Roads are all ice Now
Sun 7 a Nice But Cold to Day good sleighing Now
Mon 8 I was Drawing Hay For Patsy Sullivan 1/2 a Day I was Helping Mrs Smith to draw in Corn in Afternoon 1/2 Day
Tus 9 a Very Nasty Day with Sleet an Rain I Went to the Mrs Crosses Auction sale to Cyrus Cross
Wes 10 A Very Slushy Time a Heavy Rain in the Morning Mother was Very sick We Had the Doctor in afternoon
Thr 11 I Went up to Gananoque with Patsy Sullivan Sleighing so Nearly Done to attend a law sute Between Hess an Gradies
Fri 12 A Very Heavy Snow Storm in the morning an a the Roads Bad to Day Terible Heavy Rain in after noon
Sat 13 I went up to J R Boagreys after Mart a Nice But cold Day Bad Sleighing
Sun 14 A Terible Snow an Wind storm to Day the Roughest Storm {Mrs WN Bowen got Hurt to Day)
Mon 15 I was Helping Mr Smith to Saw to Day I Started to Put out Manure
Tus 16 I got Dun sawing at Mr Smiths at Noon 1/2 Day sleighing is the Very Best Now
Wes 17 I was Helping Wesley Johnston to Draw out Manure all Day
Thr 18 A Nice Soft Day I wasent feeling Well to Day I Went out to Lansdown the Sleighing is getting Bad
Fri 19 another Very Soft Day the Sleighing is Very Poor to Day I went over to Land Keatings to saw, But Dident saw
Sat 20 I was Helping Land Keating to saw wood all Day with the Team Big Heavy Rain a very Heavy Thunder an Lightning all Day
Sun 21 a Nasty an Cold Day Very Muddy Now the snow Nerely The First Wheals Run Yesterday First this Spring
Mon 22 I was Helping Land Keating to Finish sawing 1/2 Day to day another Nice warm Day I Helped Rob to {illegible}
Tus 23 I was Helping Rob to Tap , an to Set the Horse Power
Wes 24 A Terible Heavy Snow storm all Day the Roads are Very Slushy Now
Thr 25 another Stormy Day all Day with Snow an Rain 6 inches of snow Fell very Bad Roads Now Alberto Landen Died
Fri 26 A Nice But Cold the Roads are Very Bad Now I went to Gananoque with Patsy Smith
Sat 27 another Very Nice Day But Cold Wind North Mr Albert Landon was Put in the Vault the Roads is Very Mudy
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