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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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   <td>Wes</td>
 
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   <td>28</td>
 
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   <td>another Very Nice Warm Day the Roads ar Very Bad now  the Wheals are Runing again</td>
 
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   <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Day to set His Sircler Saw and and Saw 50  A Nice War Day </td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
 
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   <td>30</td>
 
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   <td>I Was Puttin out Minure 1/2 a Day the Snow is Nearly all Gone</td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
 
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   <td>31</td>
 
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   <td>The Month Ends Very Fine and warm With Very Bad Roads Mud and Snow Banks  I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Sow Roads</td>
 
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   <td>The 4th Month April 30 Days 1900</td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
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   <td>1</td>
 
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   <td>The Month Begins Fine and Warm Sum Snow on yet  Mr Jos Turner Died yesterday  the Roads are Very Bad Now</td>
 
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   <td>Mon</td>
 
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   <td>2</td>
 
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   <td>I was Cutting Stove Wood at WN Bowens all Day  With Bryon  A Very Nice Warm Day Old Mr Turner Was Buried this after Noon </td>
 
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   <td>A Little Rain storm to Day the Roads are Very Bad at Present</td>
 
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   <td>Wes</td>
 
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   <td>another Very Nice Spring Like Day  But a Very Cold North Wind</td>
 
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   <td>I Was Helping Mrs William Patience to Saw Wood all Day  75 A Nice Warm Day</td>
 
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   <td>I Was  "    Mrs William Patience all Day to Saw Wood 75</td>
 
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   <td>7</td>
 
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   <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day 1/2 a Day to Saw and 1/2 A Day for Sap Bucks 75</td>
 
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   <td>another Nice Day But there is a very Cold North wind</td>
 
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   <td>another Nice But Cold Day the Wind North I was Mooving Fence to Day around the old Pasture</td>
 
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   <td>I Cleaned up the Wheat to Day 24 Bushels  The Frogs are Croking to Day For the First I got the Horse Shod all around</td>
 
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   <td>Wes</td>
 
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   <td>I went up to Gananoque with a grist of 6 bushels of Wheat DB Johnston and Rube Anston Had a Law Sute on Horse Trade</td>
 
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   <td>another Very Nice Soft Day I Was Cleaning up seed Grain</td>
 
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   <td>Good Friday A Very Nasty Day with Rain and Snow  I Cleaned up 23 Bus of Peas the Wind Blowed From the ESWest all Day</td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
 
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   <td>another Very Disagreeabel Day with Snow and Rain The Roads are Very Mudy Now I was moving Fence to  Day</td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
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   <td>Easter Sunday a Very Nice Spring Like Day</td>
 
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   <td>Mon</td>
 
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   <td>I started to Build Patent Fence over in the Pasture A Nice WArm day</td>
 
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   <td>I was Building Fence 1/2 a Day</td>
 
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   <td>Wes</td>
 
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   <td>I Was Building Patent Fence 1/2 a Day</td>
 
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Revision as of Mar 14, 2026, 10:33:17 PM

Wes 28 another Very Nice Warm Day the Roads ar Very Bad now the Wheals are Runing again
Thr 29 I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Day to set His Sircler Saw and and Saw 50 A Nice War Day
Fri 30 I Was Puttin out Minure 1/2 a Day the Snow is Nearly all Gone
Sat 31 The Month Ends Very Fine and warm With Very Bad Roads Mud and Snow Banks I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Sow Roads
The 4th Month April 30 Days 1900
Sun 1 The Month Begins Fine and Warm Sum Snow on yet Mr Jos Turner Died yesterday the Roads are Very Bad Now
Mon 2 I was Cutting Stove Wood at WN Bowens all Day With Bryon A Very Nice Warm Day Old Mr Turner Was Buried this after Noon
Tus 3 A Little Rain storm to Day the Roads are Very Bad at Present
Wes 4 another Very Nice Spring Like Day But a Very Cold North Wind
Thr 5 I Was Helping Mrs William Patience to Saw Wood all Day 75 A Nice Warm Day
Fri 6 I Was " Mrs William Patience all Day to Saw Wood 75
Sat 7 I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day 1/2 a Day to Saw and 1/2 A Day for Sap Bucks 75
Sun 8 another Nice Day But there is a very Cold North wind
Mon 9 another Nice But Cold Day the Wind North I was Mooving Fence to Day around the old Pasture
Tus 10 I Cleaned up the Wheat to Day 24 Bushels The Frogs are Croking to Day For the First I got the Horse Shod all around
Wes 11 I went up to Gananoque with a grist of 6 bushels of Wheat DB Johnston and Rube Anston Had a Law Sute on Horse Trade
Thr 12 another Very Nice Soft Day I Was Cleaning up seed Grain
Fri 13 Good Friday A Very Nasty Day with Rain and Snow I Cleaned up 23 Bus of Peas the Wind Blowed From the ESWest all Day
Sat 14 another Very Disagreeabel Day with Snow and Rain The Roads are Very Mudy Now I was moving Fence to Day
Sun 15 Easter Sunday a Very Nice Spring Like Day
Mon 16 I started to Build Patent Fence over in the Pasture A Nice WArm day
Tus 17 I was Building Fence 1/2 a Day
Wes 18 I Was Building Patent Fence 1/2 a Day
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