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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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   <td>Sun</td>
 
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   <td>Another Very Nice Warm Day  Another Heavy Rane Last Night We went up to Mr Moddlers in after Noon</td>
 
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   <td>We was Drawing in oats all Day  5 Loads  Jas was Helping Mr Smiths all Day Jas was Helping Smiths all Day  A Very nice Day $25</td>
 
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   <td>I was Mowing around the Swamps and fenceses in this field I got a suite of clothes $9.00  I Raked up Sum Rakings Jas was Helping Smith</td>
 
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   <td>I Finished Binding Here to Day a Very warm Day  Jas was Helping Smith all Day  Miss Rosey Patience was Married</td>
 
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   <td>I was Helping Smiths 1/2 a Day to Draw in grane Jas Helped the all Day  I was Binding 1/2 a Day for P. Sullivan</td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
 
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   <td>I was Pulling Peas all Day  Jas Helped Smiths 1/2 a Day</td>
 
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   <td>I Drew a Load of Cheese in fore Noon I finished Pulling Peas  George Sumers came out  A Little Rane  Wess Johnston thrashed 1/2 a Day</td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
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   <td>another Lovely Harvest Day Mary was Home to Day</td>
 
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   <td>We Finished Harvesting to Day Had WB Warrens Man Helping Me A Little More Rane</td>
 
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   <td>I Went Sawing with WB Warren  Down by union Vill  A Very Hot Day</td>
 
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   <td>We w setting the Mill all Day Big Thunder Storm $12  Billy Earls Barns Burnt</td>
 
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   <td>We comenced to saw to Day a terible Heavy Rane in Evening $1<u>25</u></td>
 
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   <td>The 9th Month  September 30 Days 1905 </td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
 
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   <td>1</td>
 
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   <td>We sawed all Day  A Very Hot Day  $1<u>25</u></td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
 
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   <td>Sawed all day another Terible Big Rane  at Night  $125</td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
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   <td>it Raned Nearly all Day the ground is all covered with water</td>
 
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   <td>I went Down to Glen Buell to saw with WB Warren A Very Warm Day</td>
 
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   <td>We sawed all Day a Very warm Day  Lizzie Lappen was Married</td>
 
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   <td>"      "      "      "    Beautiful Wether</td>
 
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   <td>We sawed all Day fine and warm</td>
 
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   <td>we sawed all Day another Very Nice Cool Day</td>
 
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   <td>We sawed all Day another Nice Cool Day  I Came Home</td>
 
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{A second table is included for the rest of August and September 1905 which was not included in the original photographs}

Sat 29 I Drew in 1 Load of Hay A Terible Heavy Rain all Day Mr Waren Landon Died
Sun 30 a Terible Heavy Rane all Day the Grain is all Bent Down
Mon 31 The Month Ends Cloudy and Wet I Mowed sum around Fences
the 8th Month August 31 Days 1905
Tus 1 We Went to Gananoque We Had Picture Taken Month Begins Very Warm
Wes 2 I Finished Hay We Drew in 2 Loads A Very Warm Day
Thr 3 I Finished Howing the Roots and Mowed {illegible} I Helped OS to Put hay in Stack
Fri 4 I was Helping Patsy Sullivan to Stack all Day $2.00 A Very warm Day
Sat 5 I was Helping Benny Gaven all Day to Stack $1.50 I got a Pair of Heavy Shues A Very Warm Day
Sun 6 Quartely Meeting another Terible thunder Storm Last Night an all Day
Mon 7 I was Mowing around the grane Fence A Little More Rane at Night
Tus 8 I was Helping WB Warren Down in the Woods to saw
Wes 9 We cut the Wheat to Day Patsy Sullivan was Helping with His men
Thr 10 I was cutting grane with the Sythe all Day
Fri 11 X I was Reaping for Patsy Sullivan all Day A Very Cloudy Day
Sat 12 I Started to Bind our oats to Day Uncle Edd and Mary Came Out Amos McNeil Died
Sun 13 a nice Warm Day Amos McNeil was Put in Vault another Heavy thunder storm Last Night
Mon 14 I cut sum more Oats to Day All thats Ripe uncle Edd went Home Last Night
Tus 15 another Terible Big Rane Storm all Day Very Cold
Wes 16 A Nice Drying Day Every Place is Very Wet Now No Harvest Doing to Day to wet
Thr 17 We went to Gananoque Mary Quinn Went up with us A Very Warm Day
Fri 18 We Drew in the Wheat 6 Loads a good Drying Day {illegible} M. Cocert at Night
Sat 19 I Drew in 3 Loads of oats and Sum Rakens
Sun 20 Another Very Nice Warm Day Another Heavy Rane Last Night We went up to Mr Moddlers in after Noon
Mon 21 We was Drawing in oats all Day 5 Loads Jas was Helping Mr Smiths all Day Jas was Helping Smiths all Day A Very nice Day $25
Tus 22 I was Mowing around the Swamps and fenceses in this field I got a suite of clothes $9.00 I Raked up Sum Rakings Jas was Helping Smith
Wes 23 I Finished Binding Here to Day a Very warm Day Jas was Helping Smith all Day Miss Rosey Patience was Married
Thr 24 I was Helping Smiths 1/2 a Day to Draw in grane Jas Helped the all Day I was Binding 1/2 a Day for P. Sullivan
Fri 25 I was Pulling Peas all Day Jas Helped Smiths 1/2 a Day
Sat 26 I Drew a Load of Cheese in fore Noon I finished Pulling Peas George Sumers came out A Little Rane Wess Johnston thrashed 1/2 a Day
Sun 27 another Lovely Harvest Day Mary was Home to Day
Mon 28 We Finished Harvesting to Day Had WB Warrens Man Helping Me A Little More Rane
Tus 29 I Went Sawing with WB Warren Down by union Vill A Very Hot Day
Wes 30 We w setting the Mill all Day Big Thunder Storm $12 Billy Earls Barns Burnt
Thr 31 We comenced to saw to Day a terible Heavy Rane in Evening $125
The 9th Month September 30 Days 1905
Fri 1 We sawed all Day A Very Hot Day $125
Sat 2 Sawed all day another Terible Big Rane at Night $125
Sun 3 it Raned Nearly all Day the ground is all covered with water
Mon 4 I went Down to Glen Buell to saw with WB Warren A Very Warm Day
Tus 5 We sawed all Day a Very warm Day Lizzie Lappen was Married
Wes 6 " " " " Beautiful Wether
Thr 7 We sawed all Day fine and warm
Fri 8 we sawed all Day another Very Nice Cool Day
Sat 9 We sawed all Day another Nice Cool Day I Came Home
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