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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905
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The 10 Month October 30 Days 1897
| Sat | 16 | We was Thrashing at Tomes Powels a Little Rain to Day |
| Sun | 17 | A Very Cool Day the Wind is North |
| Mon | 18 | I went to Gananoque With Patsy Sullivan I send a Note to Day Darling 75 |
| Tus | 19 | I Was Helping Rolend Johnston 1/2 a Day to cut Corn Withe the Team 65 Drew a Load of Wood For Thrashing |
| Wes | 20 | I Finished Drawing in the Potatoes (30 Bushels) an I Drew Home a load of Wood A Very Good Day |
| Thr | 21 | I Was Picking stone off this field to Day a Very Warm Day |
| Fri | 22 | a little Rain in the Morning I was Riging up to Thrash |
| Sat | 23 | I Was Helping George Humphrey to Thrash 1/2 a Day Machine Came Here Front Young a Very Hot Day |
| Sun | 24 | a Nice But Cool Day I took Js Macovey out Home to Day I Went out to the Ten Pater Doil Died at 7.25 PM. |
| Mon | 25 | We Thrashed Heare This Fore Noon WE Had 330 Bushel A Very Warm Day I Helped Mr Donuvan to Thrash For WN Bowen 1/2 a Day 30 |
| Tus | 26 | I Was Helping WN Bowen to Thrash all Day a very Hot Day 150 |
| Wes | 27 | I Was Helping WN Bowen to Draw straw out to Lansdowne 50 Eden Reed Had an Auction Sale Very Hot Wether |
| Thr | 28 | I Drew Home a Load of Straw from WN Bowens I helped Rastes Warren to Draw Stones {illegible} a little Rain to Day |
| Fri | 29 | I was Putting out minure all Day a Nice But Cool Day |
| Sat | 30 | I Finished Putting out Minure to Day a Very Cool Day it Froze Very Hard last Night |
| Sun | 31 | another Nice But Cool Day the Month Ends Cool an Dry the IOOF Had a Church Perrade |
| The 11th Month November 30 Days - 1897 | ||
| Mon | 1 | The Month Begins with Rain Comenced to Plow For the field it Rain a little all Day |
| Tus | 2 | A very Nasty Cold Day with Rain I Plowed 1/2 a Day (Sod) Very Wet after Noon |
| Wes | 3 | I Plowed Nearly All Day the ground is Very Dry an Hard a Nice But Cool Day a little Rain in Morning |
| Thr | 4 | I Plowed 1/2 a Day I Helped O Keating to Move in the after Noon |
| Fri | 5 | I Plowed all Day A Nice Warm Day (the Ground is Terible Hard) |
| Sat | 6 | another Nice But Cool Day I Plowed all Day |
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