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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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   <td>I Drew Home a Load of Wood on the waggon the Roads ar Very Bad</td>
 
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   <td>I Went to Gananoque With a grist of Wheat 7 Bus A Terible Cold an Stormy Day the Roads was Very Bad</td>
 
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   <td>another Terible Blustry Day Mr John A. Stacey Died </td>
 
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   <td>another Very Stormy an Blustry Day the Roads in a Bad Shape</td>
 
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   <td>I was Sick to Day a Terible Cold Day Very Cold 22 Below</td>
 
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   <td>Mr John A Stacey Was Put in the Vault to Day  He was Burried under the orange orger</td>
 
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   <td>I Drew Home sum Stove Wood to Day A very Cold Day</td>
 
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   <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Draw in a Stack of Hay all Day No Sleighing Now</td>
 
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   <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Butcher Pigs all Day a little warmer to Day</td>
 
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   <td>I went to Brockville with Role Johnston with His  Team a Terible Heavy Rain all Day</td>
 
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   <td>another Very Disagreable Day With Wind an Rain A Very Sloppy Day </td>
 
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   <td>another Nice Warm Day We went out to Lansdowne  to Do Sum Trading The Roads are Very Sloppy Now </td>
 
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   <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to set the Inceledge Cutter  I Went out to Lansdowne to attend the District OL  there is lots o Mud Now</td>
 
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   <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day to Cut Straw an Coarn A Very Cold Day again Mrs Mary Landon and MW Stacey was Married this day</td>
 
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   <td>Ross Smith an I Comenced to Chop Fire Wood over on Mr Hortens  A Nice But Cold Day</td>
 
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   <td>I was Chopping Fire Wood over on Mr Haskins all Day A Very Nice time in the Bush  No Snow</td>
 
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   <td>I was  "      "        "    A Nice Warm Spring Like Day</td>
 
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   <td>It is a little Colder to Day We Had a Lite Storm of soft snow</td>
 
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The First Month January 31 Days 1899

Sun 1 The year Begins Fine But Very Cold 22 Below Non Snow on the Roads an Very Rought F. Wheat
Mon 2 A Very Cold an Blustry Day Municiple Elections A Big Snow Storm
Tus 3 I Was Chopping Fire Wood For Mr Smith in the woods all Day A Nice Warm Day
Wes 4 A Very Heavy Rain all Day I Helped CE Earl to Kill a Beaf br{cut off} the Snow is all gon again
Thr 5 I Drew Home a Load of Wood on the waggon the Roads ar Very Bad
Fri 6 I Went to Gananoque With a grist of Wheat 7 Bus A Terible Cold an Stormy Day the Roads was Very Bad
Sat 7 another Terible Blustry Day Mr John A. Stacey Died
Sun 8 another Very Stormy an Blustry Day the Roads in a Bad Shape
Mon 9 I was Sick to Day a Terible Cold Day Very Cold 22 Below
Tus 10 Mr John A Stacey Was Put in the Vault to Day He was Burried under the orange orger
Wes 11 I Drew Home sum Stove Wood to Day A very Cold Day
Thr 12 I Was Helping Mr Smith to Draw in a Stack of Hay all Day No Sleighing Now
Fri 13 I Was Helping Role Johnston to Butcher Pigs all Day a little warmer to Day
Sat 14 I went to Brockville with Role Johnston with His Team a Terible Heavy Rain all Day
Sun 15 another Very Disagreable Day With Wind an Rain A Very Sloppy Day
Mon 16 another Nice Warm Day We went out to Lansdowne to Do Sum Trading The Roads are Very Sloppy Now
Tus 17 I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to set the Inceledge Cutter I Went out to Lansdowne to attend the District OL there is lots o Mud Now
Wes 18 I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day to Cut Straw an Coarn A Very Cold Day again Mrs Mary Landon and MW Stacey was Married this day
Thr 19 Ross Smith an I Comenced to Chop Fire Wood over on Mr Hortens A Nice But Cold Day
Fri 20 I was Chopping Fire Wood over on Mr Haskins all Day A Very Nice time in the Bush No Snow
Sat 21 I was " " " A Nice Warm Spring Like Day
Sun 22 It is a little Colder to Day We Had a Lite Storm of soft snow
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