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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905
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1900 The 11th Month November 30 Days 1900
| Mon | 5 | I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place I went to Gananoque to the {illegible} supper Mr Haslip Plowed all Day $150 |
| Tus | 6 | I was thrashing at Aden Beatys all Day Edmin Cornwall Came out Heavy Thunder Storm Mr Haslip Plowed all Day $150 |
| Wes | 7 | Provincial Elections Tailor Had a Majority A Terible Wet Day |
| Thr | 8 | I Plowed all Day Mr Haslip Plowed all Day For Mr $150 We Comenced to Feed the Cattle for good |
| Fri | 9 | I Plowed all Day a Very Blustry Day with Now and Rain an Wind (Very Cold) The First Snow this Fall |
| Sat | 10 | a Very Cold Day the Ground is Frozen Hard Som People are trying to Plow the Rest |
| Sun | 11 | I took Uncle Andy out to Uncle Eeds to Day Mr Simson Died at 10 oclock the Roads was Very Muddy |
| Mon | 12 | I Went out and Brought Home the young cattle to Day A very Nasty Day with snow and Rain |
| Tus | 13 | I Plowed 1/2 a Day I Went to Rev. Mr S Simsons Funeral in after Noon A Terible Heavy Snow Storm after Noon |
| Wes | 14 | A nice But Cold Day ther is 3 inches of snow on the Level Edmon Connell Went Home By Trane to Day Some Peple are Plowing |
| Thr | 15 | another Very Cold Day 2 Below Zero I Banked the House and Fixed the Windows |
| Fri | 16 | another Very Cold Day sum Sleighs out to Day the First |
| Sat | 17 | I was Thrashing with W.B. Warren at Hue Linches Place a Very Soft Day with snow and Rain |
| Sun | 18 | It Rained a little all Day Very Cold at night Old Mr Duglas Died 11 Pm O clock |
| Mon | 19 | a terible Heavy Sleet and Rain Storm in the after Noon an Night I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place |
| Tus | 20 | I Plowed 1/2 a Day on Keating A Very Fogy and Warm Day I went to Mr Douglases Funeral Roads Very Bad |
| Wes | 21 | I Plowed 1/2 a day A Terible Rain and Wind Storm in the afternoon I was Ditching 1/2 a Day |
| Thr | 22 | I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Plowed 1/2 a Day 75 a Nice Warm Day |
| Fri | 23 | I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Plowed it all Day $150 The ground Plows good a Nice Warm Day |
| Sat | 24 | Plowed all Day on the Keating Place Another Nice But Cold Day the Land Plows the Very Best Now Got Pair Ruber Boots to Day |
| Sun | 25 | A terible Stormy Day with Snow and sleet and Wind No Frost in the Ground 4 inches of Snow on the Level |
| Mon | 26 | Another very stormy Day with Sleet and Rain it Snowed all Night 7 inches of snow Now |
| Tus | 27 | A Nice Warm Day I Brought Home the Colt From Pasture Lots of Sleighs out to Day the Roads are Very Soft |
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