Hiram E. Leonard Diary, July 6 - 12, 1870

“6th Wednesday  A fine pleasant warme day with a fine shower towards night  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick.

“7th Thursday  A fine hot day with several fine showers in afternoon & some pretty heavy and wet the ground finely  I did my choars was at office all day closed up 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out with the heat etc ground wet.

“8th Friday  A fine pleasant day but some cloudy fine growing weather I did my choars was round the store all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ sick.

“9th Saturday  A fine pleasant warme day  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worn out.

“10th Sunday  A fine day but some cloudy & looks like rain  I did my choars took a nap after breckfust, or in middle of day wrote some & choared some & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & worne out  George Sidwell came here from Aurora about 2 oclock or a little before, & stayed all night & was pretty tight, he stayed at D Kenyons.

“11th Monday  A fine day but verry hot  I did my choars was round the office all day choaring etc closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out.

“12th Tuesday  A fine hot day & looks like showers  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out, G Barrus was sick tonight & Charles called us up at 10 ½ & thought he was a going to die but he got better soon.”