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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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1903

The 12th Month December 31 Days

Tus 1 I Helped John Lappen to Cut up Wood all Day
Wes 2 {illegible} Day a Very Nice {illegible}
Thr 3 {illegible} to day No snow yet
Fri 4 {illegible} Nice Wheeling {illegible}
Sat 5 {illegible} with snow the First Heavy Snow Storm
Sun 6 {illegible} cloudy Day I was up to John {illegible}
Mon 7 another Stormy and Blustry Day 2 inches of snow fell
Tus 8 {illegible} But Very Cold Day the first Sleighs {illegible} this week
Wes 9 another Very Cold and Blustry Day 10 Below Zero
Thr 10 I was Helping WB Warren to get Redy a grist to Day 50 Paid Very Blustry
Fri 11 I was workning at the Mill all Day Paid 50 A Very Heavy Snow storm 75
Sat 12 we started to grind to Day it is thawing some 50 c
Sun 13 another Very Cold Day it Raned all Night John Quinn was Here Very icy
Mon 14 we ground all Day A Very Cold Day $100
Tus 15 We ground all Day another Very Cold Day $100
Wes 16 A Very Nice But Cold Day I Went to Gananoque to attend LOL No 51 in a L{illegible} very good sleighing
Thr 17 We ground all Day another Cold Day $100 WB W Hurt His foot to Day
Fri 18 I was working around the Mill 1/2 a Day
Sat 19 We Ground all Day A Very Nice But Cold DAy I got 3 Galls of cole oil $100
Sun 20 a Very Big Rane all Day
Mon 21 I Butchered a Pig 275 lbs A Very Blustry Evening with Snow
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