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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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1899

The First 1th Month January 31 Days 1899

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>I Was Chopping over on Mr Hortens all Day A Very Warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>I Chopped 1/2 a Day We Had a Very Heavy Rain in the Fore Noon an Last Night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>I Was Chopping all Day a Very Nice Warm Day in the Woods Very Nice Wheeling Now</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>I Was Chopping all Day it is Raning an snow in the Evening</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>a Terible Cold Day We Choped 1/2 a Day  10 Below Zero</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>a Very Cold an Blustry Day it snowed an Blowed  (No Sleighing Yet)</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>another Very Cold  10 Below Zero No Sleighing yet</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Ross Smith and I Finished Chopping Wood Over on Mr Hortens  Mr Robert Stringer Was Put in the Vault to Day Very Blustry Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>The Month Ends Very Fine But Cold  15 Below Zero No Sleighing at all in January  I was Helping WN Bowen to Cut Fire Wood to Day </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>The 2th Month  February 8 Days   (1899)</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>The Month Begins Fine an Bright But Very Cold  10 Below Zero I Was Helping WN. Bowen all Day to Draw out oats to Lansdowne</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>+ Candelmass Day  A Nice Bright Warm Day  5 Above Zero Day I Was Helping W.N. Bowen to Draw Grain all Day {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>I Was Helping W.N. Bowen to Draw out grain all Day A Big Snow Storm</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>I Was Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day Clean up Grain Paid 50 c a little sleighing  A Very Nice Warm Day  </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>another Nice Warm Day Very Poor Sleighing </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>I Was banking out Firewood over in the woods 1/2 a Day A Nice Warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>I Went to Brockville to attend the County OL  No Sleighing But Fine Wheeling another Warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>another Very Cold an Blustry Day Very Cold 15 Below Zero</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>I Went up With J E Stacey to Saw at JW Days  another Terible Cold Blustry Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>I was Sawing at J.W. Dawes all Day  another Very Cold Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>We was Sawing at Jas McDonalds all Day Very cold </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>A very Nice But Cold Day 15 Below Zero Mrs Foley Died Yesterday</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>I was Banking out Wood 1/2 a Day over on Hortens  I Drew Home another Load of Wood Mrs Foley was Put in Vault  Very Cold Day Poor Sleighing yet</td>
 </tr>

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Revision as of Mar 11, 2026, 6:43:01 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1899

The First 1th Month January 31 Days 1899

Mon	23	I Was Chopping over on Mr Hortens all Day A Very Warm Day
Tus	24	I Chopped 1/2 a Day We Had a Very Heavy Rain in the Fore Noon an Last Night
Wes	25	I Was Chopping all Day a Very Nice Warm Day in the Woods Very Nice Wheeling Now
Thr	26	I Was Chopping all Day it is Raning an snow in the Evening
Fri	27	a Terible Cold Day We Choped 1/2 a Day 10 Below Zero
Sat	28	a Very Cold an Blustry Day it snowed an Blowed (No Sleighing Yet)
Sun	29	another Very Cold 10 Below Zero No Sleighing yet
Mon	30	Ross Smith and I Finished Chopping Wood Over on Mr Hortens Mr Robert Stringer Was Put in the Vault to Day Very Blustry Day
Tus	31	The Month Ends Very Fine But Cold 15 Below Zero No Sleighing at all in January I was Helping WN Bowen to Cut Fire Wood to Day
		The 2th Month February 8 Days (1899)
Wes	1	The Month Begins Fine an Bright But Very Cold 10 Below Zero I Was Helping WN. Bowen all Day to Draw out oats to Lansdowne
Thr	2	+ Candelmass Day A Nice Bright Warm Day 5 Above Zero Day I Was Helping W.N. Bowen to Draw Grain all Day {illegible}
Fri	3	I Was Helping W.N. Bowen to Draw out grain all Day A Big Snow Storm
Sat	4	I Was Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day Clean up Grain Paid 50 c a little sleighing A Very Nice Warm Day
Sun	5	another Nice Warm Day Very Poor Sleighing
Mon	6	I Was banking out Firewood over in the woods 1/2 a Day A Nice Warm Day
Tus	7	I Went to Brockville to attend the County OL No Sleighing But Fine Wheeling another Warm Day
Wes	8	another Very Cold an Blustry Day Very Cold 15 Below Zero
Thr	9	I Went up With J E Stacey to Saw at JW Days another Terible Cold Blustry Day
Fri	10	I was Sawing at J.W. Dawes all Day another Very Cold Day
Sat	11	We was Sawing at Jas McDonalds all Day Very cold
Sun	12	A very Nice But Cold Day 15 Below Zero Mrs Foley Died Yesterday
Mon	13	I was Banking out Wood 1/2 a Day over on Hortens I Drew Home another Load of Wood Mrs Foley was Put in Vault Very Cold Day Poor Sleighing yet

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