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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>A Very Nice But Cold Day Uncle Andy was out Hear A Very Muddy {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>We finished sawing our Wood over in the Woods (a Nice warm Day)</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>I was Helping Rob Johnston to saw wood all Day a very warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>We Finished Piling up the wood in the Woods The Month Ends Fine But Cold North Wind</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>The 4th Month April 30 Days ~1897~</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>The Month Begins Fine But Cold the Wind North  I Drew Some Rales for a Fence I Went up to Jos Websters Auction</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>I was Building Patend Fence around the Garden A Very Cold North Wind all this</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>I Finished Building the Fence around the Garden A Nice Warm Day</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>another Fine But Cool Day The Roads are Dry</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>I was Helping Mr Smith to Build Patent Fence A Nice Warm Day a little Rain Last Night and all Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>I Was Helping Mr Smith to Build Patent Fences all Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>I Went out to John R Foleys to Help Him to Saw Wood He Burried His little Boy to Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>I was Helping "     "      "    Saw wood all Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>I was Helping J B Foley to saw wood after noon 1/2 Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>a Very Nasty Day.  Snow an Rain with a North Wind  on to Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>11 X</td>
  <td>another Very Bad Day a little of the New B {cut off} in the EAst </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>A very Nice warm Day  I Built Some Blind {cut off} I went Down to J. Franklins with {illegible} Johnston after a Bull</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>I Finished the Patent Fence along to Road to Day Very showry all Day an Cold</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>I was stratening up the Fences around a Nice Spring Like Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>I was letting off Ditching watter in the Fore Noon there was a Rain in after noon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>I was Cleaning up oats to Day We Cleaned 100 Bushels The Wind Bows From the South West another Nice warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>A very Cool Raw Day with Rain an Hail storm  Very Bad Roads <u>Now</u></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Easter Sundy A Nice But Very Windy Day Wind is From the South West</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>A Teribly Cold an Rough Day some snow falling  (Some Folks Has Comenced Spring Work</td>
 </tr>

<table>

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Sun	28	A Very Nice But Cold Day Uncle Andy was out Hear A Very Muddy {illegible}
Mon	29	We finished sawing our Wood over in the Woods (a Nice warm Day)
Tus	30	I was Helping Rob Johnston to saw wood all Day a very warm Day
Wes	31	We Finished Piling up the wood in the Woods The Month Ends Fine But Cold North Wind
		The 4th Month April 30 Days ~1897~
Thr	1	The Month Begins Fine But Cold the Wind North I Drew Some Rales for a Fence I Went up to Jos Websters Auction
Fri	2	I was Building Patend Fence around the Garden A Very Cold North Wind all this
Sat	3	I Finished Building the Fence around the Garden A Nice Warm Day
Sun	4	another Fine But Cool Day The Roads are Dry
Mon	5	I was Helping Mr Smith to Build Patent Fence A Nice Warm Day a little Rain Last Night and all Day
Tus	6	I Was Helping Mr Smith to Build Patent Fences all Day
Wes	7	I Went out to John R Foleys to Help Him to Saw Wood He Burried His little Boy to Day
Thr	8	I was Helping " " " Saw wood all Day
Fri	9	I was Helping J B Foley to saw wood after noon 1/2 Day
Sat	10	a Very Nasty Day. Snow an Rain with a North Wind on to Day
Sun	11 X	another Very Bad Day a little of the New B {cut off} in the EAst
Mon	12	A very Nice warm Day I Built Some Blind {cut off} I went Down to J. Franklins with {illegible} Johnston after a Bull
Tus	13	I Finished the Patent Fence along to Road to Day Very showry all Day an Cold
Wes	14	I was stratening up the Fences around a Nice Spring Like Day
Thr	15	I was letting off Ditching watter in the Fore Noon there was a Rain in after noon
Fri	16	I was Cleaning up oats to Day We Cleaned 100 Bushels The Wind Bows From the South West another Nice warm Day
Sat	17	A very Cool Raw Day with Rain an Hail storm Very Bad Roads Now
Sun	18	Easter Sundy A Nice But Very Windy Day Wind is From the South West
Mon	19	A Teribly Cold an Rough Day some snow falling (Some Folks Has Comenced Spring Work

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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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