Hiram E. Leonard Diary, December 21 - 27, 1870

“21 Wednesday  a pretty cold day & night  I did my choars was round the office all day choaring closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick [in margin] Snows wife killed him tonight with a hammer Capt Snow.

“22nd Thursday  A cold morning & day the thurmometer stood 23 degrees below zero in morning  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick cold winter weather.

“23rd Friday  pretty cold winter weather the first real winter weather we have had this winter cold   I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & tiered out & about sick.

“24th Saturday  A cold day & night but rather more fine that 2 days before I did my choars was round the office all day choaring etc, closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 nearly sick  G Pelham & wife were at Kenyons to supper & Caroline & I went up and eat supper about 2 ½ oclock came back as soon as we got through.

“25th Sunday  A cold snow squally day but not as cold as yesterday  I did my choars was round home all day choaring fixing duck pen etc got the into it etc wrote some & went to bed at 9 about sick & tiard  out Mrs Anesworth here.

“26th Monday  fine winter weather some snow  I did my choars was at the office all day choaring closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick.

“27th Tuesday  fine winter weather  I did my choars was at the office all day a choaring closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 sick.”