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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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   <td>Sun</td>
 
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   <td>a nice Warms Day I went down to John Quinn to Rock {cut off}a Big Smassh up on the GTR at Lansdowne this Morning  5 Cars Burnt 2 Percens Killed</td>
 
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   <td>I Plowed all Day a Very Cold Day an a Wind From North  (Very Hard an Dry Plowing</td>
 
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   <td>a Terible Heavy Rain to Day With a Heavy Fall of Snow in the Ear{cut off} (3 inches of snow Fell)  I Helped C E Earl to Butcher a Pig </td>
 
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   <td>I Drew Home a Load of Wood in the Morning an I Went to Gananque  Very Slowly With a grist of Wheat A Very Cold Day about 2 inches of snow on the ground </td>
 
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   <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day, another Very Heavy rain in the after noon</td>
 
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   <td>I Plowed Nearly all Day the Ground Plows Very {cut off}</td>
 
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   <td>I Plowed all Day A Nice But Cool Day</td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
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   <td>A Nice But cool Day</td>
 
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   <td>I Plowed Half a Day I was Helping Norts to Thrash</td>
 
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   <td>A Very WEt Day it Rained Hard all Day the ground is very wet  (Very Bad Roads)</td>
 
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   <td>I was thrashing at Warts all Day a Nice warm Day</td>
 
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   <td>I Was Helping J E Stacey to Thrash al Day  </td>
 
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   <td>a Fery Cold Day the ground is Frozen Hard I got 2 Pers of Boots 1 {illegible} 1 for myself Very Few Pall.</td>
 
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   <td>another Very Cold Day another little Snow storm at  I Drew Home a load of Wood to Day</td>
 
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   <td>a Nice warm Day the ground is thawing out Early I Sat up with C.E. Earl all Night He is Very {cut off}</td>
 
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   <td>I Plowed all Day the ground is Very Hard to Plow to</td>
 
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   <td>The Ground is Frozen Very Hard to Day sum are Plowing We Comenced to Feed the Stock For the First to Day</td>
 
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   <td>a Terible Heavy weind an Very Cold to Day I went With Rob Johnston after a Ram to W.M.</td>
 
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   <td>WE put the Sheep with the Ram To Day a King Nasy Storm of Snow an Rain to Day</td>
 
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   <td>I Plowed 1/2 a day a Terible Heavy Rain in the after noon a all Night</td>
 
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   <td>I Plowed all Day stubble Plows good Now a little </td>
 
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   <td>a Very Nice Warm Day For this time of year I Sat up with CE Earl all Night</td>
 
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   <td>A Very Heavy snow Storm in the Fore Noon of snow I was Plowing 1/2 a Day at WN. Bowens </td>
 
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   <td>A Very Cold Day the ground is Frozen Very Hard I was Helping D B Johnston to Draw {illegible} </td>
 
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1897 The 11th Month November 20 Days 1897

Sun 7 a nice Warms Day I went down to John Quinn to Rock {cut off}a Big Smassh up on the GTR at Lansdowne this Morning 5 Cars Burnt 2 Percens Killed
Mon 8 I Plowed all Day a Very Cold Day an a Wind From North (Very Hard an Dry Plowing
Tus 9 a Terible Heavy Rain to Day With a Heavy Fall of Snow in the Ear{cut off} (3 inches of snow Fell) I Helped C E Earl to Butcher a Pig
Wes 10 I Drew Home a Load of Wood in the Morning an I Went to Gananque Very Slowly With a grist of Wheat A Very Cold Day about 2 inches of snow on the ground
Thr 11 I Plowed 1/2 a Day, another Very Heavy rain in the after noon
Fri 12 I Plowed Nearly all Day the Ground Plows Very {cut off}
Sat 13 I Plowed all Day A Nice But Cool Day
Sun 14 A Nice But cool Day
Mon 15 I Plowed Half a Day I was Helping Norts to Thrash
Tus 16 A Very WEt Day it Rained Hard all Day the ground is very wet (Very Bad Roads)
Wes 17 I was thrashing at Warts all Day a Nice warm Day
Thr 18 I Was Helping J E Stacey to Thrash al Day
Fri 19 a Fery Cold Day the ground is Frozen Hard I got 2 Pers of Boots 1 {illegible} 1 for myself Very Few Pall.
Sat 20 another Very Cold Day another little Snow storm at I Drew Home a load of Wood to Day
Sun 21 a Nice warm Day the ground is thawing out Early I Sat up with C.E. Earl all Night He is Very {cut off}
Mon 22 I Plowed all Day the ground is Very Hard to Plow to
Tus 23 The Ground is Frozen Very Hard to Day sum are Plowing We Comenced to Feed the Stock For the First to Day
Wes 24 a Terible Heavy weind an Very Cold to Day I went With Rob Johnston after a Ram to W.M.
Thr 25 WE put the Sheep with the Ram To Day a King Nasy Storm of Snow an Rain to Day
Fri 26 I Plowed 1/2 a day a Terible Heavy Rain in the after noon a all Night
Sat 27 I Plowed all Day stubble Plows good Now a little
Sun 28 a Very Nice Warm Day For this time of year I Sat up with CE Earl all Night
Mon 29 A Very Heavy snow Storm in the Fore Noon of snow I was Plowing 1/2 a Day at WN. Bowens
Tus 30 A Very Cold Day the ground is Frozen Very Hard I was Helping D B Johnston to Draw {illegible}
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