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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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   <td>I was Thrashing DB Johnstons all Day The Month Begins Very Cold a Blustry Snow</td>
 
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   <td>I was Thrashing at Robert Johnstons all Day A Very Nice But Cold 9 Below Zero  Charley Bradly was Put in the Vault</td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
 
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   <td>I went to Gananoque For Sum Flour a Very Nice  Day The Whealing is Fine Adm Smith Nor</td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping Welssly Johnson to Thrash to Day A Very Heavy White Frost  A Very Nasty Storm of Rain a Sleet</td>
 
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   <td>a Nice But Cool Day a little Slopy to Day </td>
 
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   <td>We Finished Thrashing at Wessly Johnstons a Very Cold Day I got Fathers Sertificet out of LOL No. 100</td>
 
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   <td>I was Thrashing at Mr Hortons with the Stacey Brothers all Day 60  A Very Nasty Day With a Storm of Soft Snow</td>
 
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   <td>I was Thrashing at  "    "    "    Staceys all Day  A Nice Warm Day Very Soft to Day</td>
 
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   <td>I was Up Helping OW Landon to saw Wood With the Sircler all Day 50 s</td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping Wessly Johnston to grind 3/4 of Day another Very Warm Day it is Terible Muddy Now</td>
 
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   <td>A Very Heavy Rain to Day the Frost is all out again</td>
 
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   <td>a Nice Warm Day But Very Muddy</td>
 
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   <td>I Went over to WN Bowens to Help Him to Plow all Day</td>
 
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   <td>I was Plowing over at Bowens, another Terible Heavy Rain to Day  1/2 Day</td>
 
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   <td>I  "    "  all Day  "    "  A Nice warm Day But Very Wet an Mudy 1/2 Day</td>
 
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   <td>I "        "    all Day  I Came Home at night  Plowing</td>
 
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   <td>I Plowing at Home an Ditching to Day a Very Heavy Fall of Snow to Day it Froze a little Last Night</td>
 
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   <td>A Very Cold an Blustry Day a Bout 4 inches of snow on the Land  Lots of Sleighs out to Day the First Sleighing</td>
 
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   <td>a Nice But Cold Day a little sleighing now</td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping Patsy Sullivan to Thrash a Very Cold an stormy Day  Snowing  I got a New Pair of Ferts and Rubbers $2<u>25</u></td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash all Day a Very Cold Day  Very Good Sleighing</td>
 
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   <td>I Drew Home a Load of Wood From Robs on the Sleigh</td>
 
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The 12th Month of December 31 Days 1897

Wes 1 I was Thrashing DB Johnstons all Day The Month Begins Very Cold a Blustry Snow
Thr 2 I was Thrashing at Robert Johnstons all Day A Very Nice But Cold 9 Below Zero Charley Bradly was Put in the Vault
Fri 3 I went to Gananoque For Sum Flour a Very Nice Day The Whealing is Fine Adm Smith Nor
Sat 4 I was Helping Welssly Johnson to Thrash to Day A Very Heavy White Frost A Very Nasty Storm of Rain a Sleet
Sun 5 a Nice But Cool Day a little Slopy to Day
Mon 6 We Finished Thrashing at Wessly Johnstons a Very Cold Day I got Fathers Sertificet out of LOL No. 100
Tus 7 I was Thrashing at Mr Hortons with the Stacey Brothers all Day 60 A Very Nasty Day With a Storm of Soft Snow
Wes 8 I was Thrashing at " " " Staceys all Day A Nice Warm Day Very Soft to Day
Thr 9 I was Up Helping OW Landon to saw Wood With the Sircler all Day 50 s
Fri 10 I was Helping Wessly Johnston to grind 3/4 of Day another Very Warm Day it is Terible Muddy Now
Sat 11 A Very Heavy Rain to Day the Frost is all out again
Sun 12 a Nice Warm Day But Very Muddy
Mon 13 I Went over to WN Bowens to Help Him to Plow all Day
Tus 14 I was Plowing over at Bowens, another Terible Heavy Rain to Day 1/2 Day
Wes 15 I " " all Day " " A Nice warm Day But Very Wet an Mudy 1/2 Day
Thr 16 I " " all Day I Came Home at night Plowing
Fri 17 I Plowing at Home an Ditching to Day a Very Heavy Fall of Snow to Day it Froze a little Last Night
Sat 18 A Very Cold an Blustry Day a Bout 4 inches of snow on the Land Lots of Sleighs out to Day the First Sleighing
Sun 19 a Nice But Cold Day a little sleighing now
Mon 20 I was Helping Patsy Sullivan to Thrash a Very Cold an stormy Day Snowing I got a New Pair of Ferts and Rubbers $225
Tus 21 I was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash all Day a Very Cold Day Very Good Sleighing
Wes 22 I Drew Home a Load of Wood From Robs on the Sleigh
Thr 23
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