Hiram E. Leonard Diary, October 5 - 11, 1870

“5th Wednesday  A fine cool day  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick etc.

“6th Thursday  fine weather for the season som cool  I did my choars was at the office all day choaring closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick.

“7th Friday  fine weather for Oct  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick  I got a letter from Caroline, Connel worked on my cistern in forenoon.

“8th Saturday  fine weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 nearly sick  Paver worked for me  Mrs Stone came to T Mannings today to clean house.

“9th Sunday  A fine forenoon but cloudy in afternoon  I did my choars went up to C Reynolds at 9 ½ got back a little before noon in afternoon went to T Mannings to see Mrs Stone came back & eat dinner at Barruses came home choared round wrote some & went to bed about 9 tiard & sick.

“10th Monday  rather a fine day some cool  I did my choars was round the office all day a choaring cloased up about 8 & went to bed about 9 nearly sick & tiard [in margin] Caroline wrote a letter  A woman came to keep house.

“11th Tuesday  fine weather for the season  I did my choars was at the office all day choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick  [in margin] Caroline mailed a letter.”