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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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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}
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{A second and third table are included for the rest of August and September 1905 which was not included in the original photographs}
  
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
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   <td>A Very Warm Day</td>
 
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   <td>Mon</td>
 
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   <td>11</td>
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   <td>I Drew up Sum Thrashing wood and Comenced to Put Minure  Very Warm</td>
 
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   <td>Tus</td>
 
   <td>Tus</td>
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   <td>12</td>
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   <td>I was Putting out Minure and Picking off stone all Day  Very Warm We got sum New Vines</td>
 
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   <td>Wes</td>
 
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   <td>13</td>
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   <td>I Was Picking stone to Day</td>
 
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   <td>Thr</td>
 
   <td>Thr</td>
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   <td>I was Helping Mr Jackson 1/2 a Day to thrash  I was Helping P Sullivan 1/2 a Day to thrash</td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
 
   <td>Fri</td>
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   <td>We was thrashing all Day at Patsy Sullivans</td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
 
   <td>Sat</td>
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   <td>16</td>
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   <td>We Thrashed 1/2 a Day at P Sullivans an 1/2 a Day at Mr Smiths Lizzie Came Home to Day</td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
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   <td>17</td>
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   <td>another Nice But cloudy Day</td>
 
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   <td>Mon</td>
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   <td>18</td>
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   <td>I was thrashing at Mr Smiths all Day</td>
 
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   <td>Tus</td>
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   <td>I was thrashing at O Sullivans 1/2 Day  Terible Hot Day  I Thrashed 1/2 Day at George Humphries</td>
 
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   <td>Wes</td>
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   <td>I finished at Humphreys in fore noon  A Nice Cool Day  Martha Came Home</td>
 
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   <td>Thr</td>
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   <td>21</td>
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   <td>I was Fixing up the granery all Day  I was sick with a cold</td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
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   <td>We Drove to Lansdowne in Morning got a Horse shod all round</td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
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   <td>23</td>
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   <td>the Girls Drove out to Uncle Edds a Nice But cool Day</td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
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   <td>24</td>
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   <td>another very Cool Day  the Girls came Home from Elgin</td>
 
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   <td>Mon</td>
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   <td>I was Helping John Lappens to put in cement Floor in cow Stable all Day  $1<u>20</u> Pd</td>
 
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   <td>Tus</td>
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   <td>26</td>
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   <td>I was Sick 1/2 a Day  I dug sum Potatoes in the after Noon</td>
 
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   <td>Wes</td>
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   <td>27</td>
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   <td>I Dug sum More Potatoes</td>
 
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   <td>Thr</td>
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   <td>28</td>
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   <td>the first Day of Lansdowne Fare  A Very Nice Warm Day</td>
 
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   <td>Fri</td>
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   <td>29</td>
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   <td>We went out to the Fare in after Noon a Very Hot Day</td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
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   <td>30</td>
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   <td>Martha and I went to Gananoque the Month Ends Very Dry and Hot</td>
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{A second and third table are 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
Sun 10 A Very Warm Day
Mon 11 I Drew up Sum Thrashing wood and Comenced to Put Minure Very Warm
Tus 12 I was Putting out Minure and Picking off stone all Day Very Warm We got sum New Vines
Wes 13 I Was Picking stone to Day
Thr 14 I was Helping Mr Jackson 1/2 a Day to thrash I was Helping P Sullivan 1/2 a Day to thrash
Fri 15 We was thrashing all Day at Patsy Sullivans
Sat 16 We Thrashed 1/2 a Day at P Sullivans an 1/2 a Day at Mr Smiths Lizzie Came Home to Day
Sun 17 another Nice But cloudy Day
Mon 18 I was thrashing at Mr Smiths all Day
Tus 19 I was thrashing at O Sullivans 1/2 Day Terible Hot Day I Thrashed 1/2 Day at George Humphries
Wes 20 I finished at Humphreys in fore noon A Nice Cool Day Martha Came Home
Thr 21 I was Fixing up the granery all Day I was sick with a cold
Fri 22 We Drove to Lansdowne in Morning got a Horse shod all round
Sat 23 the Girls Drove out to Uncle Edds a Nice But cool Day
Sun 24 another very Cool Day the Girls came Home from Elgin
Mon 25 I was Helping John Lappens to put in cement Floor in cow Stable all Day $120 Pd
Tus 26 I was Sick 1/2 a Day I dug sum Potatoes in the after Noon
Wes 27 I Dug sum More Potatoes
Thr 28 the first Day of Lansdowne Fare A Very Nice Warm Day
Fri 29 We went out to the Fare in after Noon a Very Hot Day
Sat 30 Martha and I went to Gananoque the Month Ends Very Dry and Hot
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