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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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the 11th Month November 1898

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>I Was Plowing Stubble all Day in the Back Field a Very Cloudy Day With Sum Snow</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day an Shoveled Furrows 1/2 a Day a Terible Nasty Day With Sleet an Rain an Snow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>A Very Wintery Like Day There is 2 inches of snow on the Level  The Wind is North an is Very Cold  The First Sleigh Bunks</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>I Drew Home Sum Wood From Hortens on the Sleigh to Day There is 5 inches of Snow Leve to Day I went Back to Non Johnstons to Look For a Heffer</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>a Nice Soft Day the snow is going off Very Slow a Very Sloppy Time</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>A Nice But Cool Day there is 5 inches of Snow on the Level Sum People are Plowing I Was Shoveling Nearly all Day on the Keating Place</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>I was Cleaning out the Barns Picking Over Turnips an getting Ready to Thrash   A Terible Slush Now</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>I Was Plowing Sod over on the Keating Place all Day  A Nice Warm Day a Lot of Snow on the ground</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>I was Ditching all Day on the Keating Place A Very Warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>I Was Plowing Sod on the Keating Place at the House Heald al Day  Heavy Thunder to Day  a Wet after Noon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place A Nasty Wet Drisly Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>A Very Cloudy Day With a Very Cold North West Wind  Blowing Hard There is sum snow on the ground yet</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>I was Plowing all Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day Stubble A Very Nice Warm Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>I was Plowing stuble 1/2 a Day I was working on the Road Putting on Broken Stone to Day   I Had Mr Haslip Plowing For Me All Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>I Was working on the Road 1/2 a Day Putting on Broken Stone a Very cold a Slushy Day  I went to the River after Martha  She Came Home</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>I was Working on the Road all Day a Very Cold Rough Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>another Terible Cold Day  I Drew Home a load of Wood The Roads is Terible Rough  10 Below Zero</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>another Very Cold Day With a Snow storm in  after Noon  We Butchered 1 Pig to Day 170 lbs</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Terible Cold to Day to Strong North Wing Blowing  12 Below Zero</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>I Drew Home 2 Loads of Wood From Mr Hortons on the waggon  A Nice Warm Day I Was Getting Ready For the Thrashers the Roads are very Rought</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>We Thrashed Heare in the after Noon a Very Fine Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>We finished Thrashing Heare at Noon to Day (904 Bushels)  the ground is Very Hard</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Mar 10, 2026, 11:27:43 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

the 11th Month November 1898

Wes	9	I Was Plowing Stubble all Day in the Back Field a Very Cloudy Day With Sum Snow
Thr	10	I Plowed 1/2 a Day an Shoveled Furrows 1/2 a Day a Terible Nasty Day With Sleet an Rain an Snow
Fri	11	A Very Wintery Like Day There is 2 inches of snow on the Level The Wind is North an is Very Cold The First Sleigh Bunks
Sat	12	I Drew Home Sum Wood From Hortens on the Sleigh to Day There is 5 inches of Snow Leve to Day I went Back to Non Johnstons to Look For a Heffer
Sun	13	a Nice Soft Day the snow is going off Very Slow a Very Sloppy Time
Mon	14	A Nice But Cool Day there is 5 inches of Snow on the Level Sum People are Plowing I Was Shoveling Nearly all Day on the Keating Place
Tus	15	I was Cleaning out the Barns Picking Over Turnips an getting Ready to Thrash A Terible Slush Now
Wes	16	I Was Plowing Sod over on the Keating Place all Day A Nice Warm Day a Lot of Snow on the ground
Thr	17	I was Ditching all Day on the Keating Place A Very Warm Day
Fri	18	I Was Plowing Sod on the Keating Place at the House Heald al Day Heavy Thunder to Day a Wet after Noon
Sat	19	I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place A Nasty Wet Drisly Day
Sun	20	A Very Cloudy Day With a Very Cold North West Wind Blowing Hard There is sum snow on the ground yet
Mon	21	I was Plowing all Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day Stubble A Very Nice Warm Day
Tus	22	I was Plowing stuble 1/2 a Day I was working on the Road Putting on Broken Stone to Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing For Me All Day
Wes	23	I Was working on the Road 1/2 a Day Putting on Broken Stone a Very cold a Slushy Day I went to the River after Martha She Came Home
Thr	24	I was Working on the Road all Day a Very Cold Rough Day
Fri	25	another Terible Cold Day I Drew Home a load of Wood The Roads is Terible Rough 10 Below Zero
Sat	26	another Very Cold Day With a Snow storm in after Noon We Butchered 1 Pig to Day 170 lbs
Sun	27	Terible Cold to Day to Strong North Wing Blowing 12 Below Zero
Mon	28	I Drew Home 2 Loads of Wood From Mr Hortons on the waggon A Nice Warm Day I Was Getting Ready For the Thrashers the Roads are very Rought
Tus	29	We Thrashed Heare in the after Noon a Very Fine Day
Wes	30	We finished Thrashing Heare at Noon to Day (904 Bushels) the ground is Very Hard

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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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