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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905
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the 9th Month September 30 Days 1897
| Fri | 24 | I was Thrashing With J.E. Stacey at Fill Hesslers We Broke 2 Concares to Day |
| Sat | 25 | I was " " at Fill Hesslers 1/2 Day We Moved to Henry Hesslers |
| Sun | 26 | another Very Cool Day A Little Rain in the Easterly I Was Down to Rock Field in the After noon |
| Mon | 27 | I Was Helping Rob Johnston to Put out Minure all Day with My Team |
| Tus | 28 | I was Helping " " to Cut corn 1/2 Day at Albert Green We Went out to Cut Cow Corn |
| Wes | 29 | I " " Rob to fill Albert Greers Silo all Day With team |
| Thr | 30 | We Moved Home from Greers this Morning |
| October the 10 Month October 31 Days 1897 | ||
| Fri | 1 | The Month Begins Very Warm on Day I was Braking Stone in the Pit all Day |
| Sat | 2 | I was Braking Stone all Day in the Pit A Nice Warm Day |
| Sun | 3 | a Nice Warm Day I went to Rockport For Dany Linning |
| Mon | 4 | I was Drawing stone on the Road all Day with My Team |
| Tus | 5 | I was Helping Robind Johnston to Attend Stock at Lansdowne The First Day of Lansdowne Fair A Nice Warm Day Very Dry Wither |
| Wes | 6 | I took the Folk out to the Fair in the after Noon Uncle an Aunt Sary A Nice But Cool Day Cloudy |
| Thr | 7 | I Was Braking stone in the Pit all Day a Very Cool Day The Wind From North |
| Fri | 8 | I was Braking Stone in the Pit all Day a Very Cold Day |
| Sat | 9 | We Finished Braking stone in the Pit a Nice Cool Day |
| Sun | 10 | a Nice But Cool Day old Mr Ruttle Died I took the Girls up to J R Babarys |
| Mon | 11 | I went Thrashing with Loftes Foleys We Thrashed at Willie Hollingworth |
| Tus | 12 | We Was Thrashing at P Donivans a Very Warm g{cut off} |
| Wes | 13 | We Was Thrashing at John Kenedies another Nice eve |
| Thr | 14 | We Thrashed at John Fentons to Day We finished at |
| Fri | 15 | We was Thrashing at Nickles Taylors all Day |
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