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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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the 11th Month November 1898
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<table>
 
<table>
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td>Wes</td>
 
   <td>Wes</td>
 
   <td>9</td>
 
   <td>9</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>I Was Plowing Stubble all Day in the Back Field a Very Cloudy Day With Sum Snow</td>
 
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  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td>Thr</td>
 
   <td>Thr</td>
 
   <td>10</td>
 
   <td>10</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day an Shoveled Furrows 1/2 a Day a Terible Nasty Day With Sleet an Rain an Snow</td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
 
   <td>Fri</td>
 
   <td>11</td>
 
   <td>11</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>A Very Wintery Like Day There is 2 inches of snow on the Level  The Wind is North an is Very Cold  The First Sleigh Bunks</td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
 
   <td>Sat</td>
 
   <td>12</td>
 
   <td>12</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>I Drew Home Sum Wood From Hortens on the Sleigh to Day There is 5 inches of Snow Leve to Day I went Back to Non Johnstons to Look For a Heffer</td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
   <td>Sun</td>
 
   <td>13</td>
 
   <td>13</td>
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   <td>a Nice Soft Day the snow is going off Very Slow a Very Sloppy Time</td>
 
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   <td>Mon</td>
 
   <td>Mon</td>
 
   <td>14</td>
 
   <td>14</td>
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   <td>A Nice But Cool Day there is 5 inches of Snow on the Level Sum People are Plowing I Was Shoveling Nearly all Day on the Keating Place</td>
 
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   <td>Tus</td>
 
   <td>Tus</td>
 
   <td>15</td>
 
   <td>15</td>
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   <td>I was Cleaning out the Barns Picking Over Turnips an getting Ready to Thrash  A Terible Slush Now</td>
 
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   <td>Wes</td>
 
   <td>Wes</td>
 
   <td>16</td>
 
   <td>16</td>
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   <td>I Was Plowing Sod over on the Keating Place all Day  A Nice Warm Day a Lot of Snow on the ground</td>
 
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  </tr>
 
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  <tr>
 
   <td>Thr</td>
 
   <td>Thr</td>
 
   <td>17</td>
 
   <td>17</td>
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   <td>I was Ditching all Day on the Keating Place A Very Warm Day</td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
 
   <td>Fri</td>
 
   <td>18</td>
 
   <td>18</td>
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   <td>I Was Plowing Sod on the Keating Place at the House Heald al Day  Heavy Thunder to Day  a Wet after Noon</td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
 
   <td>Sat</td>
 
   <td>19</td>
 
   <td>19</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place A Nasty Wet Drisly Day </td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
   <td>Sun</td>
 
   <td>20</td>
 
   <td>20</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>A Very Cloudy Day With a Very Cold North West Wind  Blowing Hard There is sum snow on the ground yet</td>
 
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   <td>Mon</td>
 
   <td>Mon</td>
 
   <td>21</td>
 
   <td>21</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>I was Plowing all Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day Stubble A Very Nice Warm Day </td>
 
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   <td>Tus</td>
 
   <td>Tus</td>
 
   <td>22</td>
 
   <td>22</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>I was Plowing stuble 1/2 a Day I was working on the Road Putting on Broken Stone to Day  I Had Mr Haslip Plowing For Me All Day </td>
 
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   <td>Wes</td>
 
   <td>Wes</td>
 
   <td>23</td>
 
   <td>23</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>I Was working on the Road 1/2 a Day Putting on Broken Stone a Very cold a Slushy Day  I went to the River after Martha  She Came Home</td>
 
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  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td>Thr</td>
 
   <td>Thr</td>
 
   <td>24</td>
 
   <td>24</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>I was Working on the Road all Day a Very Cold Rough Day</td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
 
   <td>Fri</td>
 
   <td>25</td>
 
   <td>25</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>another Terible Cold Day  I Drew Home a load of Wood The Roads is Terible Rough  10 Below Zero</td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
 
   <td>Sat</td>
 
   <td>26</td>
 
   <td>26</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>another Very Cold Day With a Snow storm in  after Noon  We Butchered 1 Pig to Day 170 lbs</td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
   <td>Sun</td>
 
   <td>27</td>
 
   <td>27</td>
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   <td>Terible Cold to Day to Strong North Wing Blowing  12 Below Zero</td>
 
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   <td>Mon</td>
 
   <td>Mon</td>
 
   <td>28</td>
 
   <td>28</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>I Drew Home 2 Loads of Wood From Mr Hortons on the waggon  A Nice Warm Day I Was Getting Ready For the Thrashers the Roads are very Rought</td>
 
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   <td>Tus</td>
 
   <td>Tus</td>
 
   <td>29</td>
 
   <td>29</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>We Thrashed Heare in the after Noon a Very Fine Day </td>
 
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   <td>Wes</td>
 
   <td>Wes</td>
 
   <td>30</td>
 
   <td>30</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>We finished Thrashing Heare at Noon to Day (904 Bushels)  the ground is Very Hard</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
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Revision as of Mar 10, 2026, 11:27:43 PM

the 11th Month November 1898

Wes 9 I Was Plowing Stubble all Day in the Back Field a Very Cloudy Day With Sum Snow
Thr 10 I Plowed 1/2 a Day an Shoveled Furrows 1/2 a Day a Terible Nasty Day With Sleet an Rain an Snow
Fri 11 A Very Wintery Like Day There is 2 inches of snow on the Level The Wind is North an is Very Cold The First Sleigh Bunks
Sat 12 I Drew Home Sum Wood From Hortens on the Sleigh to Day There is 5 inches of Snow Leve to Day I went Back to Non Johnstons to Look For a Heffer
Sun 13 a Nice Soft Day the snow is going off Very Slow a Very Sloppy Time
Mon 14 A Nice But Cool Day there is 5 inches of Snow on the Level Sum People are Plowing I Was Shoveling Nearly all Day on the Keating Place
Tus 15 I was Cleaning out the Barns Picking Over Turnips an getting Ready to Thrash A Terible Slush Now
Wes 16 I Was Plowing Sod over on the Keating Place all Day A Nice Warm Day a Lot of Snow on the ground
Thr 17 I was Ditching all Day on the Keating Place A Very Warm Day
Fri 18 I Was Plowing Sod on the Keating Place at the House Heald al Day Heavy Thunder to Day a Wet after Noon
Sat 19 I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place A Nasty Wet Drisly Day
Sun 20 A Very Cloudy Day With a Very Cold North West Wind Blowing Hard There is sum snow on the ground yet
Mon 21 I was Plowing all Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day Stubble A Very Nice Warm Day
Tus 22 I was Plowing stuble 1/2 a Day I was working on the Road Putting on Broken Stone to Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing For Me All Day
Wes 23 I Was working on the Road 1/2 a Day Putting on Broken Stone a Very cold a Slushy Day I went to the River after Martha She Came Home
Thr 24 I was Working on the Road all Day a Very Cold Rough Day
Fri 25 another Terible Cold Day I Drew Home a load of Wood The Roads is Terible Rough 10 Below Zero
Sat 26 another Very Cold Day With a Snow storm in after Noon We Butchered 1 Pig to Day 170 lbs
Sun 27 Terible Cold to Day to Strong North Wing Blowing 12 Below Zero
Mon 28 I Drew Home 2 Loads of Wood From Mr Hortons on the waggon A Nice Warm Day I Was Getting Ready For the Thrashers the Roads are very Rought
Tus 29 We Thrashed Heare in the after Noon a Very Fine Day
Wes 30 We finished Thrashing Heare at Noon to Day (904 Bushels) the ground is Very Hard
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