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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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   <td>Wes</td>
 
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   <td>The Month and Year Begins Very Cold  I Went to Lynn to Fix a Hay Fork for {illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>another terible Blustry Day  good sleighing</td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
 
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   <td>another Very Cold Day  10 Below Zero  I took a  {rest of line illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>The SOT Had an at Home supper  this {rest of line illegible}  Dan McDonald sent Me His Thrashing accound ${illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>another Nice But Cold Day  Old Mr Willim {rest of line illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>Township Election to Day  {rest of line illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping Ross Smith to Butcher to Day  I Helped Mr Haslip to {rest of line illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>another snow storm to Day Light </td>
 
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   <td>We Butchered 4 Hogs to Day a Nice Warm Day  I Paid Willy Johnston For Wire Fence ${illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>I was Cutting up and Barling Pork to Day  A Nice But Cold Day  {illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>it snowed all Day Soft snow good sleighing </td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
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   <td>A Very Blustry Day the snow is Blowing and Drifting Terible</td>
 
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   <td>another Very Blustry Day the Roads are Heavy </td>
 
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   <td>A Nice Mild Day District OL Met a Lansdown {rest of line illegible} Mother an I Drove to Lansdowne</td>
 
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   <td>I Drew Home the Last of My Wood From Mr Hortons  I Drove to Escott to Day second line</td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping S.C. Horten to saw wood All DAy  A Very Cold</td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping  "  "  Horton  "    "  1/2 a day</td>
 
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   <td>I was working in the saw mill at Lansdowne 1/2 a day</td>
 
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   <td>a Very fine But Cold Day  Fine Sleighing Now  Mary was Home to Day </td>
 
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   <td>I Was Helping S.C. Horton to Cut Saw Logs all Day</td>
 
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   <td>"    "      "    1/2 a Day    A Very heavy Snow storm in after Noon </td>
 
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1902 The 1 First Month January 31 Days

Wes 1 The Month and Year Begins Very Cold I Went to Lynn to Fix a Hay Fork for {illegible}
Thr 2 another terible Blustry Day good sleighing
Fri 3 another Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero I took a {rest of line illegible}
Sat 4 The SOT Had an at Home supper this {rest of line illegible} Dan McDonald sent Me His Thrashing accound ${illegible}
Sun 5 another Nice But Cold Day Old Mr Willim {rest of line illegible}
Mon 6 Township Election to Day {rest of line illegible}
Tus 7 I was Helping Ross Smith to Butcher to Day I Helped Mr Haslip to {rest of line illegible}
Wes 8 another snow storm to Day Light
Thr 9 We Butchered 4 Hogs to Day a Nice Warm Day I Paid Willy Johnston For Wire Fence ${illegible}
Fri 10 I was Cutting up and Barling Pork to Day A Nice But Cold Day {illegible}
Sat 11 it snowed all Day Soft snow good sleighing
Sun 12 A Very Blustry Day the snow is Blowing and Drifting Terible
Mon 13 another Very Blustry Day the Roads are Heavy
Tus 14 A Nice Mild Day District OL Met a Lansdown {rest of line illegible} Mother an I Drove to Lansdowne
Wes 15 I Drew Home the Last of My Wood From Mr Hortons I Drove to Escott to Day second line
Thr 16 I was Helping S.C. Horten to saw wood All DAy A Very Cold
Fri 17 I was Helping " " Horton " " 1/2 a day
Sat 18 I was working in the saw mill at Lansdowne 1/2 a day
Sun 19 a Very fine But Cold Day Fine Sleighing Now Mary was Home to Day
Mon 20 I Was Helping S.C. Horton to Cut Saw Logs all Day
Tus 21 " " " 1/2 a Day A Very heavy Snow storm in after Noon
Wes 22
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