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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905
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The 6th Month June 30 Days 1902
| Sun | 1 | A Very Nice Warm Day the Month Begins Fine and Warm I took Lizzie and Maud out to Uncle Edds |
| Mon | 2 | I was sawing Down in Canetown another Very Hot Day Old Mr Tom Earl was Burried to Day |
| Tus | 3 | I " " " " all Day |
| Wes | 4 | we sawed 1/2 a Day a Very Heavy Rane in the Morning |
| Thr | 5 | We Sawed all Day another Very Hot Day |
| Fri | 6 | " " " " " " |
| Sat | 7 | another Very Heavy Rane in the Fore noon We came Home at Noon |
| Sun | 8 | another Terible Wet Day it Raned Nearly all Day |
| Mon | 9 | I Went Back to Canetown to Saw $1.75 another Very warm Day |
| Tus | 10 | We sawed all Day a Little Rane in the morning |
| Wes | 11 | We Finished sawing in Canetown to Day $1.75 |
| Thr | 12 | We Mooved Home the Machinery to Day Very Hot |
| Fri | 13 | I was at Home I cultivated out the Potato and Howed sum |
| Sat | 14 | I Was Howing the Potatoes and Mowed the grass around the Hous A Very hot Day |
| Sun | 15 | A Very Disagreable Day John Quin family was Here |
| Mon | 16 | X I was at Lansdowne getting the Machinery Redy to Moove to Gananoque A Big Rain to Day |
| Tus | 17 | We Mooved to Gananoque to Day A Very Hot Day |
| Wes | 18 | I Went out to Ellis Vill to District Division Very Warm |
| Thr | 19 | I Was working in the Mill at Gananoque |
| Fri | 20 | We sawed all Day a Nice Cool Day |
| Sat | 21 | A Terible Heavy Rane Storm we Didnt work any to Day |
| Sun | 22 | another Nice But Very Cool Day |
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