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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>another Very Nice Warm Day the Roads ar Very Bad now  the Wheals are Runing again</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Day to set His Sircler Saw and and Saw 50  A Nice War Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>I Was Puttin out Minure 1/2 a Day the Snow is Nearly all Gone</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>The Month Ends Very Fine and warm With Very Bad Roads Mud and Snow Banks  I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Sow Roads</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>The 4th Month April 30 Days 1900</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>The Month Begins Fine and Warm Sum Snow on yet  Mr Jos Turner Died yesterday  the Roads are Very Bad Now</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>I was Cutting Stove Wood at WN Bowens all Day  With Bryon  A Very Nice Warm Day Old Mr Turner Was Buried this after Noon </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>A Little Rain storm to Day the Roads are Very Bad at Present</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>another Very Nice Spring Like Day  But a Very Cold North Wind</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>I Was Helping Mrs William Patience to Saw Wood all Day  75 A Nice Warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>I Was  "     Mrs William Patience all Day to Saw Wood 75</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day 1/2 a Day to Saw and 1/2 A Day for Sap Bucks 75</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>another Nice Day But there is a very Cold North wind</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>another Nice But Cold Day the Wind North I was Mooving Fence to Day around the old Pasture</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>I Cleaned up the Wheat to Day 24 Bushels  The Frogs are Croking to Day For the First I got the Horse Shod all around</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>I went up to Gananoque with a grist of 6 bushels of Wheat DB Johnston and Rube Anston Had a Law Sute on Horse Trade</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>another Very Nice Soft Day I Was Cleaning up seed Grain</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Good Friday A Very Nasty Day with Rain and Snow   I Cleaned up 23 Bus of Peas the Wind Blowed From the ESWest all Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>another Very Disagreeabel Day with Snow and Rain The Roads are Very Mudy Now I was moving Fence to  Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Easter Sunday a Very Nice Spring Like Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>I started to Build Patent Fence over in the Pasture A Nice WArm day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>I was Building Fence 1/2 a Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>I Was Building Patent Fence 1/2 a Day</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Mar 14, 2026, 10:33:17 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

Wes	28	another Very Nice Warm Day the Roads ar Very Bad now the Wheals are Runing again
Thr	29	I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Day to set His Sircler Saw and and Saw 50 A Nice War Day
Fri	30	I Was Puttin out Minure 1/2 a Day the Snow is Nearly all Gone
Sat	31	The Month Ends Very Fine and warm With Very Bad Roads Mud and Snow Banks I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Sow Roads
		The 4th Month April 30 Days 1900
Sun	1	The Month Begins Fine and Warm Sum Snow on yet Mr Jos Turner Died yesterday the Roads are Very Bad Now
Mon	2	I was Cutting Stove Wood at WN Bowens all Day With Bryon A Very Nice Warm Day Old Mr Turner Was Buried this after Noon
Tus	3	A Little Rain storm to Day the Roads are Very Bad at Present
Wes	4	another Very Nice Spring Like Day But a Very Cold North Wind
Thr	5	I Was Helping Mrs William Patience to Saw Wood all Day 75 A Nice Warm Day
Fri	6	I Was " Mrs William Patience all Day to Saw Wood 75
Sat	7	I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day 1/2 a Day to Saw and 1/2 A Day for Sap Bucks 75
Sun	8	another Nice Day But there is a very Cold North wind
Mon	9	another Nice But Cold Day the Wind North I was Mooving Fence to Day around the old Pasture
Tus	10	I Cleaned up the Wheat to Day 24 Bushels The Frogs are Croking to Day For the First I got the Horse Shod all around
Wes	11	I went up to Gananoque with a grist of 6 bushels of Wheat DB Johnston and Rube Anston Had a Law Sute on Horse Trade
Thr	12	another Very Nice Soft Day I Was Cleaning up seed Grain
Fri	13	Good Friday A Very Nasty Day with Rain and Snow I Cleaned up 23 Bus of Peas the Wind Blowed From the ESWest all Day
Sat	14	another Very Disagreeabel Day with Snow and Rain The Roads are Very Mudy Now I was moving Fence to Day
Sun	15	Easter Sunday a Very Nice Spring Like Day
Mon	16	I started to Build Patent Fence over in the Pasture A Nice WArm day
Tus	17	I was Building Fence 1/2 a Day
Wes	18	I Was Building Patent Fence 1/2 a Day

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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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