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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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The 1th Month November 30 Days 1900
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   <td>The 12th Month December 31 Days 1900</td>
 
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   <td>The Month Begins Very Cold with Sum Rain  {rest of line illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>another Very Nice Warm Day  Buggies and  {illegible} A Very Slopy Day  Cutter Running</td>
 
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   <td>another {illegible line}  to Day  Very Slopy Roads</td>
 
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   <td>a Very Stormy Day with sleet and Snow I worked at  {rest of illegible}  the IOOF Lodge Met at Lansdowne</td>
 
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   <td>I was helping Mr Smith to Thrash  Had Snow to Day  Annual Meeting of No. 26 Lodge  Mr Henery Patience Died Last Night</td>
 
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   <td>I was Thrashing at DB. Johnstons all Day Stormy </td>
 
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   <td> I was Thrashing 1/2  Day for DB Johnston  Henry Patience was Put in vault  We sold 2 Cows to Andy Robertson $20 (Forty)</td>
 
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   <td>I Went to Gananoque  WE 6 Bushels of Wheat  Avery Goo Sleighing  Quite a cold Day  (I Paid $15<u>00</u> to WJ Gibson  on Harness</td>
 
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   <td>A Very Cold Day  I Drove Home to see Martha</td>
 
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   <td>A Nice Very Cold Day  8 Below Zero I went to the anns of Temperance B{cut off}</td>
 
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   <td>another Very Nice warm Day I Drove Mother to Lansdowne  I got a New Over coat and a sute of  clothes cost {cut off}</td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping Charley Houston to Cut Stove Wood in the woods  A Nice But Cold Day</td>
 
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   <td>We Cut Wood 1/2 a Day  a little Rain in the Morning Very Cold at night 10 Below Zero  </td>
 
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   <td>I Went to Gananoque in the after noon a Very Cold Day  I Paid the Jurnelist $3.<u>25</u> For Paper  12 Below Zero </td>
 
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   <td>A Very Cold Day good sleighing now</td>
 
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   <td>another Cold and Stormy Day </td>
 
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   <td>I was at Home to Day A Nice But Cold Day</td>
 
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   <td>I Went Thrashing at Robert Johnstons all Day</td>
 
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   <td>I Was Thrashing at Mr Hortens all Day 60c  Nice and Warm</td>
 
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The 1th Month November 30 Days 1900

Wes 28 {several lines illegible}
Thr 29
Fri 30
The 12th Month December 31 Days 1900
Sat 1 The Month Begins Very Cold with Sum Rain {rest of line illegible}
Sun 2 another Very Nice Warm Day Buggies and {illegible} A Very Slopy Day Cutter Running
Mon 3 another {illegible line} to Day Very Slopy Roads
Tus 4 a Very Stormy Day with sleet and Snow I worked at {rest of illegible} the IOOF Lodge Met at Lansdowne
Wes 5 I was helping Mr Smith to Thrash Had Snow to Day Annual Meeting of No. 26 Lodge Mr Henery Patience Died Last Night
Thr 6 I was Thrashing at DB. Johnstons all Day Stormy
Fri 7 I was Thrashing 1/2 Day for DB Johnston Henry Patience was Put in vault We sold 2 Cows to Andy Robertson $20 (Forty)
Sat 8 I Went to Gananoque WE 6 Bushels of Wheat Avery Goo Sleighing Quite a cold Day (I Paid $1500 to WJ Gibson on Harness
Sun 9 A Very Cold Day I Drove Home to see Martha
Mon 10 A Nice Very Cold Day 8 Below Zero I went to the anns of Temperance B{cut off}
Tus 11 another Very Nice warm Day I Drove Mother to Lansdowne I got a New Over coat and a sute of clothes cost {cut off}
Wes 12 I was Helping Charley Houston to Cut Stove Wood in the woods A Nice But Cold Day
Thr 13 We Cut Wood 1/2 a Day a little Rain in the Morning Very Cold at night 10 Below Zero
Fri 14 I Went to Gananoque in the after noon a Very Cold Day I Paid the Jurnelist $3.25 For Paper 12 Below Zero
Sat 15 A Very Cold Day good sleighing now
Sun 16 another Cold and Stormy Day
Mon 17 I was at Home to Day A Nice But Cold Day
Tus 18 I Went Thrashing at Robert Johnstons all Day
Wes 19 I Was Thrashing at Mr Hortens all Day 60c Nice and Warm
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