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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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The 10th Month October 31 Days 1898

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>it Rained all Day in the It Rained all Day I Helped Mr Smith {illegible} on the Keating Place</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>I Plowed Nearly All Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip was Helping Me</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Plowed about  I went to Gananoque with Patsy Sullivan  I S{illegible} a Note 875 to Darling</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>A Very Wet Day all Day I Got a Cow From Willy B{cut off}  a Terible Big Rain Last Night  Flood</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>a Little More Rain to Day the ground is Very  Wet The Roads are Terible Bad</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>I Was Helping Warts to Thrash 1/2 a Day I was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash  A Nice Warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>I was Thrashing at Mr Smiths 1/2 a Day they got Th{cut off}   I Plowed 1/2 a Day Very Hot to Day</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>I was Thrashing at Sam Fares all Day  another Very Heavy Rain in afternoon </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>I Was Thrashing 1/2 a Day a Samy Fairs For Ally Wart I was Ditching  A Very Cold Nasty Day With Snow an Wind  The First Snow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place I Was Plowing  A Nice Warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>I Plowed Sod all Day on the Keating Place  another Very Nice Warm Day the ground Pl{cut off}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>A nice But Cool Day Very Cloudy Very Mutch {cut off}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place on stubble on south of {cut off}  A Very Cool an Dark Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>The 11th Month November  30 Days 1898</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>I was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place The Month Begins Very Fine But Cool</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I com{cut off} to Plow on his Back {cut off}   A Nice But Cool Day Very Very Mutch Smoke </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>I was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip 1/2 a Day Plowing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>We Finished Plowing Stubble on the Keating Place to Day Mr Haslip Helping all Day  I Comenced to Plow at Home this Evening The First Very Warm</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>I Was Plowing all Day in the Back Field  Stubble I had Mr Haslip 1/2 a Day  ( a Big Oister Supper at Warburton)</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>a Very Coold Day With Rain an High Wind  We Comenced to Feed the Stock For Winter </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>I Was Plowing an gethering for turnips to Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing all Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>I Was Plowing all Day in the Back Field  a Nice But Cold Day</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Mar 10, 2026, 10:17:28 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

The 10th Month October 31 Days 1898

Wes	19	it Rained all Day in the It Rained all Day I Helped Mr Smith {illegible} on the Keating Place
Thr	20	I Plowed Nearly All Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip was Helping Me
Fri	21	I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Plowed about I went to Gananoque with Patsy Sullivan I S{illegible} a Note 875 to Darling
Sat	22	A Very Wet Day all Day I Got a Cow From Willy B{cut off} a Terible Big Rain Last Night Flood
Sun	23	a Little More Rain to Day the ground is Very Wet The Roads are Terible Bad
Mon	24	I Was Helping Warts to Thrash 1/2 a Day I was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash A Nice Warm Day
Tus	25	I was Thrashing at Mr Smiths 1/2 a Day they got Th{cut off} I Plowed 1/2 a Day Very Hot to Day
Wes	26	I was Thrashing at Sam Fares all Day another Very Heavy Rain in afternoon
Thr	27	I Was Thrashing 1/2 a Day a Samy Fairs For Ally Wart I was Ditching A Very Cold Nasty Day With Snow an Wind The First Snow
Fri	28	I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place I Was Plowing A Nice Warm Day
Sat	29	I Plowed Sod all Day on the Keating Place another Very Nice Warm Day the ground Pl{cut off}
Sun	30	A nice But Cool Day Very Cloudy Very Mutch {cut off}
Mon	31	I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place on stubble on south of {cut off} A Very Cool an Dark Day
		The 11th Month November 30 Days 1898
Tus	1	I was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place The Month Begins Very Fine But Cool
Wes	2	I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I com{cut off} to Plow on his Back {cut off} A Nice But Cool Day Very Very Mutch Smoke
Thr	3	I was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip 1/2 a Day Plowing
Fri	4	We Finished Plowing Stubble on the Keating Place to Day Mr Haslip Helping all Day I Comenced to Plow at Home this Evening The First Very Warm
Sat	5	I Was Plowing all Day in the Back Field Stubble I had Mr Haslip 1/2 a Day ( a Big Oister Supper at Warburton)
Sun	6	a Very Coold Day With Rain an High Wind We Comenced to Feed the Stock For Winter
Mon	7	I Was Plowing an gethering for turnips to Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing all Day
Tus	8	I Was Plowing all Day in the Back Field a Nice But Cold Day

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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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