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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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The 8th Month  August 31 Days 1904
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   <td>{illegible} I was fixing around fences an garden in fore Noon  {illegible} I was Helping Mr {illegible}</td>
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   <td>Tus</td>
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   <td>2</td>
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   <td>I was Helping Mr Smith at Haying  to Day $100  {illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>3</td>
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   <td>I was Helping Mr Smith all Day  Haying</td>
 
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   <td>{illegible} around the grain in forenoon  {illegible}  Helping WB Warren {illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
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   <td>{illegible} I was Hand Mowing  some around the Ditches {illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>6</td>
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   <td>I was {illegible} to day  Jas was sick a Very warm Day Very Smokey</td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
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   <td>7</td>
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   <td>another Very Nice Day  Quartly Meeting I Had {illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>A Very Heavy Rane and thunder Storm  {illegible} the feed WBW  I got {illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>Tus</td>
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   <td>9</td>
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   <td>another Nice Harvest Day  I Mowed some  more arund the Ditches</td>
 
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   <td>Wes</td>
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   <td>10</td>
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   <td>lots of grane Cutting to Day  A Terible thunder storm at Night</td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping WB Warren all Day to Drng in the Mills 115 Paid  A Very Heavy Rain to Day </td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
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   <td>I was Mowing out the fences around the grane to Day  A Very good Harvest Day</td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
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   <td>another Showry Day  I finished Mowing around Fences I took Miss H Down to Dick Hortens </td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
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   <td>14</td>
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   <td>A Very Warm Day  Old Mrs John Landon  Rider was Buried</td>
 
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   <td>Mon</td>
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   <td>15</td>
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   <td>I comenced  Harvest  I cut som of the Wheat  I Cut a Peice of Barley to H Young 3 acres</td>
 
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   <td>A Very heavy Rane and thunder Storm Last Night I got some Feed for Pigs 300 lbs  </td>
 
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   <td>I finished Cutting the Wheat to Day  Very Hot</td>
 
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   <td>I was grinding in Mill all Day  Nice and Cool </td>
 
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   <td>19</td>
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   <td>I Drew in our Wheat  4 Loads 50  I Helped WR Smith to Draw grain</td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
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   <td>20</td>
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   <td>A terible Big Rane all Day  {illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
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   <td>21</td>
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   <td>A Nice Warm Day  (Mary was Home)</td>
 
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   <td>Mon</td>
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   <td>22</td>
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   <td>another Very Wet Day  I got Bill Shod all around</td>
 
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The 8th Month August 31 Days 1904

Mon 1 {illegible} I was fixing around fences an garden in fore Noon {illegible} I was Helping Mr {illegible}
Tus 2 I was Helping Mr Smith at Haying to Day $100 {illegible}
Wes 3 I was Helping Mr Smith all Day Haying
Thr 4 {illegible} around the grain in forenoon {illegible} Helping WB Warren {illegible}
Fri 5 {illegible} I was Hand Mowing some around the Ditches {illegible}
Sat 6 I was {illegible} to day Jas was sick a Very warm Day Very Smokey
Sun 7 another Very Nice Day Quartly Meeting I Had {illegible}
Mon 8 A Very Heavy Rane and thunder Storm {illegible} the feed WBW I got {illegible}
Tus 9 another Nice Harvest Day I Mowed some more arund the Ditches
Wes 10 lots of grane Cutting to Day A Terible thunder storm at Night
Thr 11 I was Helping WB Warren all Day to Drng in the Mills 115 Paid A Very Heavy Rain to Day
Fri 12 I was Mowing out the fences around the grane to Day A Very good Harvest Day
Sat 13 another Showry Day I finished Mowing around Fences I took Miss H Down to Dick Hortens
Sun 14 A Very Warm Day Old Mrs John Landon Rider was Buried
Mon 15 I comenced Harvest I cut som of the Wheat I Cut a Peice of Barley to H Young 3 acres
Tus 16 A Very heavy Rane and thunder Storm Last Night I got some Feed for Pigs 300 lbs
Wes 17 I finished Cutting the Wheat to Day Very Hot
Thr 18 I was grinding in Mill all Day Nice and Cool
Fri 19 I Drew in our Wheat 4 Loads 50 I Helped WR Smith to Draw grain
Sat 20 A terible Big Rane all Day {illegible}
Sun 21 A Nice Warm Day (Mary was Home)
Mon 22 another Very Wet Day I got Bill Shod all around
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