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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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The 7th Month  July 31 Days 1902

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>another Wet Day a Terible Heavy thunder Storm Last Night  No Haying Doing to Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>I was Raking a cocking up the Hay across the Rode</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>I Finished Putting up Hay to Night  A good Drying Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>I was Drawing an Hay We Put in 8 Loads  J.P. Redmonds House was Burnt</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>We finished Drawing in Hay out of Field Across the Road   another Heavy Rane in the evening </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>another Very Showry and cool Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>another Wet Day  I got the Horses Shod  60 c </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>A Nice Warm Day  I Mowed 1/2 a Day for ET Keating  on the Old Mans Place  I Mowed 1/2 a Day at home</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>I was Raking and Putting up Hay  A Very Warm Day   Another Terible Big Rane a Night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>another showry Day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>I was Drawing in Hay  I had Tomy Keating Helping  A Very Hot Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>I Mowed and put up Some More Hay  A Very Warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>I went out to Elgin with E Foster  another Very Hot Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>We came Home From New Borough to Day Another Very Hot Day</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>I Mowed some more Here and Sum fore ET Keating  A Very Hot Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>I was Putting up Hay all Day  </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>I Had Tomy Keating Helping me to stack all Day  The Month Ends very fine an Hot</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>The 8 Month  August  31 Days 1902</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>I Had Charley Mathuse Helping me 1/2 a Day  A Very Big Rane</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>a Nice Drying Day some Peeple ar  {rest of line illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>I went up to Gananoque  {rest of line illegible} </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>I Finished Mowing to Day   {rest of line illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Mar 19, 2026, 8:28:30 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

The 7th Month July 31 Days 1902

Tus	15	another Wet Day a Terible Heavy thunder Storm Last Night No Haying Doing to Day
Wes	16	I was Raking a cocking up the Hay across the Rode
Thr	17	I Finished Putting up Hay to Night A good Drying Day
Fri	18	I was Drawing an Hay We Put in 8 Loads J.P. Redmonds House was Burnt
Sat	19	We finished Drawing in Hay out of Field Across the Road another Heavy Rane in the evening
Sun	20	another Very Showry and cool Day
Mon	21	another Wet Day I got the Horses Shod 60 c
Tus	22	A Nice Warm Day I Mowed 1/2 a Day for ET Keating on the Old Mans Place I Mowed 1/2 a Day at home
Wes	23	I was Raking and Putting up Hay A Very Warm Day Another Terible Big Rane a Night
Thr	24	another showry Day
Fri	25	I was Drawing in Hay I had Tomy Keating Helping A Very Hot Day
Sat	26	I Mowed and put up Some More Hay A Very Warm Day
Sun	27	I went out to Elgin with E Foster another Very Hot Day
Mon	28	We came Home From New Borough to Day Another Very Hot Day
Tus	29	I Mowed some more Here and Sum fore ET Keating A Very Hot Day
Wes	30	I was Putting up Hay all Day
Thr	31	I Had Tomy Keating Helping me to stack all Day The Month Ends very fine an Hot
		The 8 Month August 31 Days 1902
Fri	1	I Had Charley Mathuse Helping me 1/2 a Day A Very Big Rane
Sat	2	a Nice Drying Day some Peeple ar {rest of line illegible}
Sun	3	I went up to Gananoque {rest of line illegible}
Mon	4	I Finished Mowing to Day {rest of line illegible}

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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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