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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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   <td>Tus</td>
 
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   <td>23</td>
 
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   <td>another Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero in the after noon Nothing Doing this Winter</td>
 
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   <td>Wes</td>
 
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   <td>this was another Very Cold Day the Wind From the NW East  10 Below Zero I am not Doing any thing at all the Roads are Very Rough</td>
 
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   <td>Thr</td>
 
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   <td>another very soft Day with Heavy Rain  Uncle George Patterson Came Home to Day Had {cut off}</td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
 
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   <td>26</td>
 
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   <td>Another Terible Cold Day it Snowed 2 inches Last Night Poor Sleighing</td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
 
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   <td>27</td>
 
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   <td>I took Unlce George an the Girls out to Aunt Saries  Very Poor Sleighing a Very Cold Day</td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
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   <td>A Very Nasty Day with Soft Snow an a Heavy Wind  We Came Home from Crosbie</td>
 
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   <td>I went ou to Dunk Reeds to Bye Sum Fire Wood another Very Cold Day</td>
 
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   <td>Tus</td>
 
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   <td>30</td>
 
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   <td>I took 3 Hogs out to Lansdowne to Day at 4 cts  {cut off}  A Very Blustry Day</td>
 
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   <td>The Month Ends Very Cold an Rough No Good Sleighing  A Very Changeable Month</td>
 
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   <td>1900</td>
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   <td>The 2 second Month  February 28 Days <s>189</s> 1900 </td>
 
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   <td>Thr</td>
 
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   <td>The Mont Begins Very Cold an Blustry No good sleighing for Sum {cut off} I Drew Home a Load of Stove Wood From Hortens Wood to Day 10 Below Zero </td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
 
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   <td>I Was Helping Tomas S Bryon 1/2 a Day to Saw Stove Wood</td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
 
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   <td>another Nice But Cold Day Uncle Robert Patterson Came up to {cut off}  Uncle George Came Back From Uncle Robs  </td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
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   <td>A Very Heavy Snow Storm all Day the snow is Quite Deep</td>
 
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   <td>I Drew in Stack of Hay a Nice But Cold Day  The $OT Had a Shocal an  intertanment</td>
 
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   <td>a Very Nice Warm Day with Snow an Wind good sleighing  I Went to Lansdowne to County Lodge  B{illegible} a Night</td>
 
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   <td>I took uncle Robert an uncle George out to see Aunt Sary  a Nice Warm Day</td>
 
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   <td>We went from Aunt Sarys out to Portland to see  aunt Lizzie  A Terible Heavy Rain all Day an Night</td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
 
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   <td>We Came Home from out Back to Day  Very Bad </td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
 
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   <td>another Very Nice Day Horse trots at Lansdowne </td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
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   <td>a Very  Warm spring Lake Day  Lizzie was Home </td>
 
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   <td>uncle Robert Went Home to Day  a Very Soft Day with Rain</td>
 
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1900 The 1 First Month January 31 Days 1900

Tus 23 another Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero in the after noon Nothing Doing this Winter
Wes 24 this was another Very Cold Day the Wind From the NW East 10 Below Zero I am not Doing any thing at all the Roads are Very Rough
Thr 25 another very soft Day with Heavy Rain Uncle George Patterson Came Home to Day Had {cut off}
Fri 26 Another Terible Cold Day it Snowed 2 inches Last Night Poor Sleighing
Sat 27 I took Unlce George an the Girls out to Aunt Saries Very Poor Sleighing a Very Cold Day
Sun 28 A Very Nasty Day with Soft Snow an a Heavy Wind We Came Home from Crosbie
Mon 29 I went ou to Dunk Reeds to Bye Sum Fire Wood another Very Cold Day
Tus 30 I took 3 Hogs out to Lansdowne to Day at 4 cts {cut off} A Very Blustry Day
Wes 31 The Month Ends Very Cold an Rough No Good Sleighing A Very Changeable Month
1900 The 2 second Month February 28 Days 189 1900
Thr 1 The Mont Begins Very Cold an Blustry No good sleighing for Sum {cut off} I Drew Home a Load of Stove Wood From Hortens Wood to Day 10 Below Zero
Fri 2 I Was Helping Tomas S Bryon 1/2 a Day to Saw Stove Wood
Sat 3 another Nice But Cold Day Uncle Robert Patterson Came up to {cut off} Uncle George Came Back From Uncle Robs
Sun 4 A Very Heavy Snow Storm all Day the snow is Quite Deep
Mon 5 I Drew in Stack of Hay a Nice But Cold Day The $OT Had a Shocal an intertanment
Tus 6 a Very Nice Warm Day with Snow an Wind good sleighing I Went to Lansdowne to County Lodge B{illegible} a Night
Wes 7 I took uncle Robert an uncle George out to see Aunt Sary a Nice Warm Day
Thr 8 We went from Aunt Sarys out to Portland to see aunt Lizzie A Terible Heavy Rain all Day an Night
Fri 9 We Came Home from out Back to Day Very Bad
Sat 10 another Very Nice Day Horse trots at Lansdowne
Sun 11 a Very Warm spring Lake Day Lizzie was Home
Mon 12 uncle Robert Went Home to Day a Very Soft Day with Rain
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