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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905
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The 12th Month of December 31 Days 1897
| Wes | 1 | I was Thrashing DB Johnstons all Day The Month Begins Very Cold a Blustry Snow |
| Thr | 2 | I was Thrashing at Robert Johnstons all Day A Very Nice But Cold 9 Below Zero Charley Bradly was Put in the Vault |
| Fri | 3 | I went to Gananoque For Sum Flour a Very Nice Day The Whealing is Fine Adm Smith Nor |
| Sat | 4 | I was Helping Welssly Johnson to Thrash to Day A Very Heavy White Frost A Very Nasty Storm of Rain a Sleet |
| Sun | 5 | a Nice But Cool Day a little Slopy to Day |
| Mon | 6 | We Finished Thrashing at Wessly Johnstons a Very Cold Day I got Fathers Sertificet out of LOL No. 100 |
| Tus | 7 | I was Thrashing at Mr Hortons with the Stacey Brothers all Day 60 A Very Nasty Day With a Storm of Soft Snow |
| Wes | 8 | I was Thrashing at " " " Staceys all Day A Nice Warm Day Very Soft to Day |
| Thr | 9 | I was Up Helping OW Landon to saw Wood With the Sircler all Day 50 s |
| Fri | 10 | I was Helping Wessly Johnston to grind 3/4 of Day another Very Warm Day it is Terible Muddy Now |
| Sat | 11 | A Very Heavy Rain to Day the Frost is all out again |
| Sun | 12 | a Nice Warm Day But Very Muddy |
| Mon | 13 | I Went over to WN Bowens to Help Him to Plow all Day |
| Tus | 14 | I was Plowing over at Bowens, another Terible Heavy Rain to Day 1/2 Day |
| Wes | 15 | I " " all Day " " A Nice warm Day But Very Wet an Mudy 1/2 Day |
| Thr | 16 | I " " all Day I Came Home at night Plowing |
| Fri | 17 | I Plowing at Home an Ditching to Day a Very Heavy Fall of Snow to Day it Froze a little Last Night |
| Sat | 18 | A Very Cold an Blustry Day a Bout 4 inches of snow on the Land Lots of Sleighs out to Day the First Sleighing |
| Sun | 19 | a Nice But Cold Day a little sleighing now |
| Mon | 20 | I was Helping Patsy Sullivan to Thrash a Very Cold an stormy Day Snowing I got a New Pair of Ferts and Rubbers $225 |
| Tus | 21 | I was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash all Day a Very Cold Day Very Good Sleighing |
| Wes | 22 | I Drew Home a Load of Wood From Robs on the Sleigh |
| Thr | 23 | I was Helping Rob Johnston to grind all Day a Very Cold an Blustry Day |
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