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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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October 1899

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Very Hard Freeze Last Night A Very Cold Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>A Very Cold a Dark Day no Sun Shine the Ground Froze Hard to Day Last Night </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Nice Cool Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>I plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Terible Hot Day  The Ground Plows Hard yet</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>I plowed all Day on the Keating Place  A Very Warm Day  I Paid CM. Quinn $10 For Spade Harrow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Very Nice Warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place a Very Nasty Day all Day CE Bradley  Died at 1150 O Clock this Morning it Rained Nearly all Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>another Wet Day it Rained nearly All Day  the Groung is Very Wet to  T{illegible} now</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>C.A. Bradley Was Put in the Vault this after Noon the Roads are very Bad to Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place The Ground Plows Good Now   a Very Hot Day</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place the Month Ends Fine an Warm</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>The 11th Month November 30 Days 1899</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>The Month Begins Very Wet an Cold a Very Heavy Rain For 24 Hours From the North East the ground is Very Wet</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place We got in a New Pump to Day $5<u>00</u>  the Ground Was Frozen Very Hard this Morning  A Very Cool Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day  We Finished Plowing on this side of the Road</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>another Terible Heavy Rain Last Night an all Day We Butchered a Pork to Day 375 Pounds of Meat</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>a nice But Cold Day a Terible Muddy time</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place We Comenced to Plow in Back Field  on KP  I Had Mr Haslip Plowing all Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>We Plowed all Day on the Keating Place  Mr Haslip Helped Me all Day  A Very Nice warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>We Comenced to Plow on the Big Field at Home to Day another Nice warm Day  Mr Haslip  Plowed 1/2 a Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Mr Haslip Plowed all Day for me  I Went to Role Johnston  I Plowed 1/2 a day A Very Nice Warm Day   Plowing Bee in afternoon </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>I Plowed all Day  Mr Haslip Plowed all Day for me I went to Role Johnston  A Nice But Cool Day  the Roads are Real good  Now</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day A Very Cold Day With a Heavy Snow Storm From North </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>another Nice But Cold Day Wind North thre is about 2 inches of Snow John Quinn an family was Here to Day  the First snow Fall on this </td>
 </tr>
<table>

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October 1899

Sat	21	I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Very Hard Freeze Last Night A Very Cold Day
Sun	22	A Very Cold a Dark Day no Sun Shine the Ground Froze Hard to Day Last Night
Mon	23	I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Nice Cool Day
Tus	24	I plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Terible Hot Day The Ground Plows Hard yet
Wes	25	I plowed all Day on the Keating Place A Very Warm Day I Paid CM. Quinn $10 For Spade Harrow
Thr	26	I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Very Nice Warm Day
Fri	27	I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place a Very Nasty Day all Day CE Bradley Died at 1150 O Clock this Morning it Rained Nearly all Day
Sat	28	another Wet Day it Rained nearly All Day the Groung is Very Wet to T{illegible} now
Sun	29	C.A. Bradley Was Put in the Vault this after Noon the Roads are very Bad to Day
Mon	30	I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place The Ground Plows Good Now a Very Hot Day
Tus	31	I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place the Month Ends Fine an Warm
		The 11th Month November 30 Days 1899
Wes	1	The Month Begins Very Wet an Cold a Very Heavy Rain For 24 Hours From the North East the ground is Very Wet
Thr	2	I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place We got in a New Pump to Day $500 the Ground Was Frozen Very Hard this Morning A Very Cool Day
Fri	3	I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day We Finished Plowing on this side of the Road
Sat	4	another Terible Heavy Rain Last Night an all Day We Butchered a Pork to Day 375 Pounds of Meat
Sat	5	a nice But Cold Day a Terible Muddy time
Sun	6	I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place We Comenced to Plow in Back Field on KP I Had Mr Haslip Plowing all Day
Mon	7	We Plowed all Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Helped Me all Day A Very Nice warm Day
Tus	8	We Comenced to Plow on the Big Field at Home to Day another Nice warm Day Mr Haslip Plowed 1/2 a Day
Wes	9	Mr Haslip Plowed all Day for me I Went to Role Johnston I Plowed 1/2 a day A Very Nice Warm Day Plowing Bee in afternoon
Thr	10	I Plowed all Day Mr Haslip Plowed all Day for me I went to Role Johnston A Nice But Cool Day the Roads are Real good Now
Fri	11	I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day A Very Cold Day With a Heavy Snow Storm From North
Sat	12	another Nice But Cold Day Wind North thre is about 2 inches of Snow John Quinn an family was Here to Day the First snow Fall on this

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