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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905
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The 9th Month September 30 Days 1904
| Tus | 13 | I was Picking Stone and sowing grain in the Back Field {illegible} |
| Wes | 14 | I was Putting out Minure all Day A Very Heavy Thunder {illegible} |
| Thr | 15 | I Plowed 1/2 a Day the Land is Very Hard Yet |
| Fri | 16 | I was Putting out Minure and Plowing all Day |
| Sat | 17 | I Put out sum Minure and Drew a load of {illegible} I got a Barrel of Salt $10 JA {illegible} |
| Sun | 18 | A Very nice Warm Day Mary was Home |
| Mon | 19 | We Killed a Pig to Day I went to Malorytown at Night Pork Weighing I Put out Sum Minure in {illegible} |
| Tus | 20 | I went Thrashing With E.J Warren at DB Johnstons I sold Pork to Dan Bradley A Terible Thunder Storm |
| Wes | 21 | I was Thrashing at Will Todds all Day Very Cold |
| Thr | 22 | We thrashed at WB Foleys First Day of Lansdowne Very Cool |
| Fri | 23 | Last Day of Lansdowne Fare Very Cold |
| Sat | 24 | A Terible Big Rane to Day We Thrashed 1/2 a Day at WH Bowens |
| Sun | 25 | A Nice But Very Muddy Day Raly Day at Lansdowne Sundy School Very Cool Wether |
| Mon | 26 | another Very Wet Day We Finished at Bowns and Mooved to JW Johnston |
| Tus | 27 | We thrashed at EW Johnstons all Day and Mooved to D DeWolphs |
| Wes | 28 | We Thrashed at Dewolphs and Jas Picks Very Hot |
| Thr | 29 | Another Terible Thunder and Rane Storm all Day |
| Fri | 30 | I Went to old Mr Plunkets Funeral to Day Month Ends Cold and Wet |
| The 18th Month October 31 Days 1904 | ||
| Sat | 1 | We Built the chimney on the House to Day Charles Horten Built it |
| Sun | 2 | A Very Nice But cool Day |
| Mon | 3 | We was Thrashing at Charley Armstrongs all Day $122 |
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