Hiram E. Leonard Diary, April 13 - 19, 1870

“13th Wednesday  A fine warm day  I did my choars at store was there all day shut up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick  Griffeth worked for me & quit at 5.

“14th Thursday  rather a fine day  I did my choars was at the store all day & shut up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out.

“15th Friday  rather a cold cloudy day some frozen rain towards night & evening  snowed some enough to make the ground white, I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ sick etc [in margin] Dudly & Cole took possession of the judges & clerks offices today at Wheaton.

“16th Saturday  rather a cold morning with the ground covered with snow but rather a fine day with a cool air a cold night  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ¼ nearly sick & tiard  D Kenyon & Mr Hudson went to Wheaton, George Sidwell started for Chicago in the stage at 4 PM for to go to Canada.

“17th Sunday  A cold & some cloudy day & froze last night some  I did my choars & was round home at the store the most of the day went to bed at about 9 nearly sick & worne out  I went up to the house near night & back between sunset & dark.

“18th Monday  rather fine & roads pretty good  I did my choars was at the office all day choaring round & working shut up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ sick.

“19th Tuesday  rather a fine weather & dry  I did my choars at store was a choaring round all day worked some on upper part of store shut up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½  Wm P Griffeth worked upstairs in store building from 8 in morning to 5-3/4 at night.”