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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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   <td>Mon</td>
 
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   <td>I Plowed Nearly all Day Sod Plows Good Now  Blanch Went Home this Morning  A Little More Rane to Day  </td>
 
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   <td>I Plow all Day  A Very Nice But Cool Day  +  William John Runnings Buildings Burnt Last Night</td>
 
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   <td>"      "        "      "        "        "  </td>
 
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   <td>"      "        "      1/2 a Day "        "        "  </td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
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   <td>a Nice But Very Cold Day  the ground is frozen Hard  We Drove out to John Quinns  I got 2 Young Pigs from John Quinn</td>
 
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   <td>Mon</td>
 
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   <td>I was Putting out Minure all Day  Very Cold</td>
 
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   <td>Tus</td>
 
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   <td>It Raned a Little all Day  We Put up the Box Stove  I went to Lansdowne after Noon</td>
 
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   <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1905</td>
 
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   <td>Wes</td>
 
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   <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day  I was Helping Frd Jackson 1/2 a Day to Thrash  A Very Cold Rane to Day </td>
 
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   <td>I was thrashing all Day at F Jacksons A Nice But Very Cold Day</td>
 
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   <td>I put out Minure All Day  A Very High Wind with Rane an Very Cold  Good Roads But Rough</td>
 
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   <td>I Plowed all Day  A Luvely Warm Day  A Heavy Rane Last Night  LOL no 26 Had an Oister Supper to night  a Lunch Night</td>
 
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   <td>Sun</td>
 
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   <td>Another Luvely Day  But quite Cold  We Comenced Feeding the cattle for the fall  </td>
 
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   <td>Mon</td>
 
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   <td>6</td>
 
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   <td>A Terible Big Rain and Snow Storm Last Night an all Day  4 inches of Snow</td>
 
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   <td>I Plowed all Day  a Nice But Cold Day  the ground is very Wet Now</td>
 
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   <td>another Very Heavy Rain Last Night and all this fore Noon Very Mudy  I Spred Minure and Dug Ditches this after Noon</td>
 
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   <td>I Plowed all Day  A Very Cold Day ground is Very Wet </td>
 
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   <td>I Plowed all Day  I Finished the Big Field of Sod  Old Mr Jas Cavan Died A Luvely Day</td>
 
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   <td>Sat</td>
 
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   <td>I Plowed the garden across the Road is {illegible}  I Drove to Lansdowne</td>
 
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   <td>another Nice But cold day  Jas Cavan Funeral  {illegible}</td>
 
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Revision as of Mar 28, 2026, 9:39:56 PM

The 10th Month October 31 Days 1905

Mon 23 I Plowed Nearly all Day Sod Plows Good Now Blanch Went Home this Morning A Little More Rane to Day
Tus 24 I Plow all Day A Very Nice But Cool Day + William John Runnings Buildings Burnt Last Night
Wes 25 " " " " " "
Thr 26 " " " " " "
Fri 27 " " " 1/2 a Day " " "
Sat 28 " " " " " "
Sun 29 a Nice But Very Cold Day the ground is frozen Hard We Drove out to John Quinns I got 2 Young Pigs from John Quinn
Mon 30 I was Putting out Minure all Day Very Cold
Tus 31 It Raned a Little all Day We Put up the Box Stove I went to Lansdowne after Noon
The 11th Month November 30 Days 1905
Wes 1 I Plowed 1/2 a Day I was Helping Frd Jackson 1/2 a Day to Thrash A Very Cold Rane to Day
Thr 2 I was thrashing all Day at F Jacksons A Nice But Very Cold Day
Fri 3 I put out Minure All Day A Very High Wind with Rane an Very Cold Good Roads But Rough
Sat 4 I Plowed all Day A Luvely Warm Day A Heavy Rane Last Night LOL no 26 Had an Oister Supper to night a Lunch Night
Sun 5 Another Luvely Day But quite Cold We Comenced Feeding the cattle for the fall
Mon 6 A Terible Big Rain and Snow Storm Last Night an all Day 4 inches of Snow
Tus 7 I Plowed all Day a Nice But Cold Day the ground is very Wet Now
Wes 8 another Very Heavy Rain Last Night and all this fore Noon Very Mudy I Spred Minure and Dug Ditches this after Noon
Thr 9 I Plowed all Day A Very Cold Day ground is Very Wet
Fri 10 I Plowed all Day I Finished the Big Field of Sod Old Mr Jas Cavan Died A Luvely Day
Sat 11 I Plowed the garden across the Road is {illegible} I Drove to Lansdowne
Sun 12 another Nice But cold day Jas Cavan Funeral {illegible}
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