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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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The 9th Month September 30 Days 1898

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>I was Helping Mrs William Patience to thrash all Day   are a Lot of Cases of Tiphide Feaver around no Very Hot Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>I Was Helping Mr Humphries to Thrash to Day another Very Hot Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>I Comenced to Dig our Potatoes to Day they are a Very Poor Crop</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>The 10th Month October 31 Days 1898</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>I Was Helping Mr William Earl to Thrash 1/2 a Day The Month Begins Very Hot it was 70 in the Shade</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>another Very Close an Warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>I was Thrashing at Billy Earls all Day a Very Hot Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>The Firs Day of Lansdowne Fare  I Drew Home a Load of Wood  A Very Nasty Day a Heavy Rain </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>The last Day of Lansdowne Fair I Comenced to Plow to Day Down on Owens Place  A Very Hot Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>I Went Thrashing with Tom Webster an WB Warren at Ovetts  Very Warm</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>"  was thrashing with Webst an Warren at Mart Landons  A Nice Cool Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>"       "         "        "    at JB Landons</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>We Moved the Machine from Wallice McNeals to Rolend Allens  We got Dun at Allens</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>a Terible Heavy Wind Storm an Rain to Day  We did Not Thrash any to Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>We Moved From Robert Allens to the Webster Bros Slack an Thrashed there an Moved to Humphrey Youngs</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>We Thrashed at C. Youngs all Day a Nice But Cool Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>We Finished at Humphrye Youngs in the Morning a Very Wet Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>another Very Wet Day a Big North East storm</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>a Very Fine But Cold Day the Ground is Very Wet Now</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>I Plowed all Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing With me  I Finished Plowing Down on Owens Place I Commenced to Plow on Mr Keating Place</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>We Plowed all Day on the Keating Place</td>
 </tr>

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The 9th Month September 30 Days 1898

Wes	28	I was Helping Mrs William Patience to thrash all Day are a Lot of Cases of Tiphide Feaver around no Very Hot Day
Thr	29	I Was Helping Mr Humphries to Thrash to Day another Very Hot Day
Fri	30	I Comenced to Dig our Potatoes to Day they are a Very Poor Crop
		The 10th Month October 31 Days 1898
Sat	1	I Was Helping Mr William Earl to Thrash 1/2 a Day The Month Begins Very Hot it was 70 in the Shade
Sun	2	another Very Close an Warm Day
Mon	3	I was Thrashing at Billy Earls all Day a Very Hot Day
Tus	4	The Firs Day of Lansdowne Fare I Drew Home a Load of Wood A Very Nasty Day a Heavy Rain
Wes	5	The last Day of Lansdowne Fair I Comenced to Plow to Day Down on Owens Place A Very Hot Day
Thr	6	I Went Thrashing with Tom Webster an WB Warren at Ovetts Very Warm
Fri	7	" was thrashing with Webst an Warren at Mart Landons A Nice Cool Day
Sat	8	" " " " at JB Landons
Sun	9	A Very Nice But Cool Day
Mon	10	We Moved the Machine from Wallice McNeals to Rolend Allens We got Dun at Allens
Tus	11	a Terible Heavy Wind Storm an Rain to Day We did Not Thrash any to Day
Wes	12	We Moved From Robert Allens to the Webster Bros Slack an Thrashed there an Moved to Humphrey Youngs
Thr	13	We Thrashed at C. Youngs all Day a Nice But Cool Day
Fri	14	We Finished at Humphrye Youngs in the Morning a Very Wet Day
Sat	15	another Very Wet Day a Big North East storm
Sun	16	a Very Fine But Cold Day the Ground is Very Wet Now
Mon	17	I Plowed all Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing With me I Finished Plowing Down on Owens Place I Commenced to Plow on Mr Keating Place
Tus	18	We Plowed all Day on the Keating Place
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