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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905
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<td>Sat</td> | <td>Sat</td> | ||
<td>1</td> | <td>1</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Drew Home a Stick of Timber For the Horse Stable Very Good {cut off} The Month Begins Very Cold the Wind S.W.</td> |
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<td>Sun</td> | <td>Sun</td> | ||
<td>2</td> | <td>2</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>A Very Nice But Cool Day the Wind N.W. Snow Nearly Easter Sunday Mr Robert White Was Burried at 2.30 oclock to Day</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Mon</td> | <td>Mon</td> | ||
<td>3</td> | <td>3</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Was Working For Role Johnston in Sugar Bush all Day A Very Nice Warm Day</td> |
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<td>Tus</td> | <td>Tus</td> | ||
<td>4</td> | <td>4</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Went up to Gananoque With a Grist of Wheat 6 Bushels A Very Nice Day the Roads are Very Bad</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Wes</td> | <td>Wes</td> | ||
<td>5</td> | <td>5</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>A Very Nice Day But it is very Sloppy an Muddy Mr William Read Died Yesterday afternoon</td> |
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<td>Thr</td> | <td>Thr</td> | ||
<td>6</td> | <td>6</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Cut Wood With Drag Saw 65 c A Very Nice Warm Day</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Fri</td> | <td>Fri</td> | ||
<td>7</td> | <td>7</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Saw Wood the House With {cut off} A Very Heavy Rain in the after Noon </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Sat</td> | <td>Sat</td> | ||
<td>8</td> | <td>8</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>another Very Wet Days the Roads are Terible to Day </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Sun</td> | <td>Sun</td> | ||
<td>9</td> | <td>9</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>another Very Nasty Day With Raining an Snow </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Mon</td> | <td>Mon</td> | ||
<td>10</td> | <td>10</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston to Finish Sawing 65 c A Very Nice Warm to Day </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Tus</td> | <td>Tus</td> | ||
<td>11</td> | <td>11</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Sowed grass Seed on the field across the Road I Went up to Mr Sam Donivans Rasing</td> |
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<td>Wes</td> | <td>Wes</td> | ||
<td>12</td> | <td>12</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a day to Cut Straw Heavy Thunder an Lightning at Night</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Thr</td> | <td>Thr</td> | ||
<td>13</td> | <td>13</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Helped Role Johnston at Cutting Straw an Wood the Wood {cut off} A Very Warm Day A Wart was Maried Last Night </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Fri</td> | <td>Fri</td> | ||
<td>14</td> | <td>14</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Was letting off Watter to Day Dewolfs Barn at Lansdowne was Burned The Eragrare broken to Day the cut this Shinghas </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Sat</td> | <td>Sat</td> | ||
<td>15</td> | <td>15</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Was Helping Owen Sullivan to Moove Home to Day I got 4 Bags of Potatoes From Robertston Burns at 55 {illegible} </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Sun</td> | <td>Sun</td> | ||
<td>16</td> | <td>16</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>a Very Nice Day But Cool a little Flury of Snow at night</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Mon</td> | <td>Mon</td> | ||
<td>17</td> | <td>17</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Comenced to Fixx up the Fences around to Day Owen Sullivan Took His Cows Home to Day </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Tus</td> | <td>Tus</td> | ||
<td>18</td> | <td>18</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Was letting off Watter 1/2 a Day I Went up to Will Landons $29 I Bought 1 Cow for $28 And {cut off} A Nice Warm Day</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Wes</td> | <td>Wes</td> | ||
<td>19</td> | <td>19</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Was Letting off watter an Fixxing up Fence to Day</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Thr</td> | <td>Thr</td> | ||
<td>20</td> | <td>20</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Was Helping Mr Humphrus to Build Patent Fences out on the old Hall Farm A Very Hot Day </td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Fri</td> | <td>Fri</td> | ||
<td>21</td> | <td>21</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Was Working on the Road 1/2 a Day We Butchered a Pig in {cut off A Nice Cool Day Wind North</td> |
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<td>Sat</td> | <td>Sat</td> | ||
<td>22</td> | <td>22</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>I Cut up a Pork 220 I got a Blade Harrow an a Horse How From C.M Quinn</td> |
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<td>Sun</td> | <td>Sun</td> | ||
<td>23</td> | <td>23</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Mart and I Went WEnt up to OR Keating to Day {illegible}</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<table> | <table> | ||
Revision as of Mar 12, 2026, 8:53:38 PM
1899
The 4th Month April 30 Days
| Sat | 1 | I Drew Home a Stick of Timber For the Horse Stable Very Good {cut off} The Month Begins Very Cold the Wind S.W. |
| Sun | 2 | A Very Nice But Cool Day the Wind N.W. Snow Nearly Easter Sunday Mr Robert White Was Burried at 2.30 oclock to Day |
| Mon | 3 | I Was Working For Role Johnston in Sugar Bush all Day A Very Nice Warm Day |
| Tus | 4 | I Went up to Gananoque With a Grist of Wheat 6 Bushels A Very Nice Day the Roads are Very Bad |
| Wes | 5 | A Very Nice Day But it is very Sloppy an Muddy Mr William Read Died Yesterday afternoon |
| Thr | 6 | I Was Helping Role Johnston to Cut Wood With Drag Saw 65 c A Very Nice Warm Day |
| Fri | 7 | I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Saw Wood the House With {cut off} A Very Heavy Rain in the after Noon |
| Sat | 8 | another Very Wet Days the Roads are Terible to Day |
| Sun | 9 | another Very Nasty Day With Raining an Snow |
| Mon | 10 | I Was Helping Role Johnston to Finish Sawing 65 c A Very Nice Warm to Day |
| Tus | 11 | I Sowed grass Seed on the field across the Road I Went up to Mr Sam Donivans Rasing |
| Wes | 12 | I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a day to Cut Straw Heavy Thunder an Lightning at Night |
| Thr | 13 | I Helped Role Johnston at Cutting Straw an Wood the Wood {cut off} A Very Warm Day A Wart was Maried Last Night |
| Fri | 14 | I Was letting off Watter to Day Dewolfs Barn at Lansdowne was Burned The Eragrare broken to Day the cut this Shinghas |
| Sat | 15 | I Was Helping Owen Sullivan to Moove Home to Day I got 4 Bags of Potatoes From Robertston Burns at 55 {illegible} |
| Sun | 16 | a Very Nice Day But Cool a little Flury of Snow at night |
| Mon | 17 | I Comenced to Fixx up the Fences around to Day Owen Sullivan Took His Cows Home to Day |
| Tus | 18 | I Was letting off Watter 1/2 a Day I Went up to Will Landons $29 I Bought 1 Cow for $28 And {cut off} A Nice Warm Day |
| Wes | 19 | I Was Letting off watter an Fixxing up Fence to Day |
| Thr | 20 | I Was Helping Mr Humphrus to Build Patent Fences out on the old Hall Farm A Very Hot Day |
| Fri | 21 | I Was Working on the Road 1/2 a Day We Butchered a Pig in {cut off A Nice Cool Day Wind North |
| Sat | 22 | I Cut up a Pork 220 I got a Blade Harrow an a Horse How From C.M Quinn |
| Sun | 23 | Mart and I Went WEnt up to OR Keating to Day {illegible} |
