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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905
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1901 the 6th Month June 30 1901
| Sat | 1 | The Month Begins Very wet a very {rest of line illegible} I Went to Gananoque with a grist |
| Sun | 2 | another Heavy Rane to Day the IOOF {rest of line illegible} St Johns Church Lansdowne {rest of line illegible} |
| Mon | 3 | A Nice Drying Day, the First tim 3 weeks |
| Tus | 4 | I started for Tolodo with the Machinery of {rest of line illegible} |
| Wes | 5 | We got to Athens Last Night and Left there {rest of line illegible} Very Hot and {rest of line illegible} |
| Thr | 6 | I was Helping to Place the Machinery to Day I Started {rest of line illegible} |
| Fri | 7 | I got Home from Tolod this morning at oclock another Terible Heavy Rain |
| Sat | 8 | the ground is Very Wet Now it is Drying up Just to Day |
| Sun | 9 | another Nice warm Day the ground is {rest of line illegible} |
| Mon | 10 | I was working at Spring Work 1/2 a Day I Sowed 6 Bu {rest of line illegible} |
| Tus | 11 | I was Sowing 1/2 a Day Sowed 7 Bus was Baking in Field across the Road |
| Wes | 12 | I was working at Springs work all Day Very Hot Wether |
| Thr | 13 | I Had O Sullivan Helping me all Day at Springs work A Terible Hot Day 98 in the shade |
| Fri | 14 | I was working at Springs work all Day another Very Hot Day |
| Sat | 15 | I Finished Sowing Grane to Day (70 Bus Sowed A Nice Cool Day |
| Sun | 16 | another Very Hot Day |
| Mon | 17 | I was Planting Potatoes to Day and corn |
| Tus | 18 | I was Putting on the Wire fence along the Lane to Day another Heavy Rane |
| Wes | 19 | I Finished the Fence this Fore Noon and Went to Mr Smiths Rasin a Very Hot Day |
| Thr | 20 | I finished Planting to Day another Heavy Rain in after noon |
| Fri | 21 | I went out to Uncle Eeds for some young Pigs The Roads are Very Bad |
| Sat | 22 | a Terible Hot Day 80 in the shade I got the Grey Horse shod |
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