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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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1903
The 8th Month  August  31 Days

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>We crushed at  Tom McCrays Very Cool</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>another Very nice Cay Miss H and I went to the River</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>another Very nice Day Not crushing Men all away</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>a Terible Big Rane all Day nothing Done</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>another Very Wet Day We Run 2 Horses</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>another Terible Big Rane  Storm Nothing Done to Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>a Nice Warm Day no Crushing</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>another Nice Hay Day  I was working at Haying</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>A Little More Rane Mr Haslip Died at 10 PM</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Mr Haslip Died  Last Night  I was Working at our Haying</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Another terible Rane storm Last Night Mr Haslip was Berried I took Frd Warren to the River {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>I was working at our Haying a Very Wet time  I Had T Harpnell Helping me</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>We Was Drawing in Hay a Very Warm Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>I finished Drawing in Hay  I took 2 Loads to Lesd  A Little Rane at Night</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>I was Drawing in Hay for George Mathus  all Day  </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>I spent Sunday at the River with EJ Warren& Miss H</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>I worked in the Mill and sawing all Day Very Hot</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tus</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>We started up the crusher to Day again</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wes</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>We finished at Tom McCrays and Mooved to Henery Armstrongs</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thr</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>We crushed all Day at Armstrongs</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>We finished and Mooved to Jas Grame I Got Hurt Mooving +</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td><s>I was Lade up</s>  First day off</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Mar 22, 2026, 12:04:31 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1903 The 8th Month August 31 Days

Sat	1	We crushed at Tom McCrays Very Cool
Sun	2	another Very nice Cay Miss H and I went to the River
Mon	3	another Very nice Day Not crushing Men all away
Tus	4	a Terible Big Rane all Day nothing Done
Wes	5	another Very Wet Day We Run 2 Horses
Thr	6	another Terible Big Rane Storm Nothing Done to Day
Fri	7	a Nice Warm Day no Crushing
Sat	8	another Nice Hay Day I was working at Haying
Sun	9	A Little More Rane Mr Haslip Died at 10 PM
Mon	10	Mr Haslip Died Last Night I was Working at our Haying
Tus	11	Another terible Rane storm Last Night Mr Haslip was Berried I took Frd Warren to the River {illegible}
Wes	12	I was working at our Haying a Very Wet time I Had T Harpnell Helping me
Thr	13	We Was Drawing in Hay a Very Warm Day
Fri	14	I finished Drawing in Hay I took 2 Loads to Lesd A Little Rane at Night
Sat	15	I was Drawing in Hay for George Mathus all Day
Sun	16	I spent Sunday at the River with EJ Warren& Miss H
Mon	17	I worked in the Mill and sawing all Day Very Hot
Tus	18	We started up the crusher to Day again
Wes	19	We finished at Tom McCrays and Mooved to Henery Armstrongs
Thr	20	We crushed all Day at Armstrongs
Fri	21	We finished and Mooved to Jas Grame I Got Hurt Mooving +
Sat	22	~~I was Lade up~~ First day off

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