Hiram E. Leonard Dairy, October 11 - 17, 1871

“11th Wednesday  fine cool dry windy weather  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick.

“12th Thursday  A fine cool windy dry day  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick.

“13th Friday  A cool pleasant day but some cloudy  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick [in margin] the fire is yet burning in Chicago in the coal beds Barrus got done husking corn on my place.

“14th Saturday  fine weather first began to rain in the night & rained more or less all day but slow  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick  Mrs Stone came here before noon & stayed all night the wind blew very hard & we got up about 11 & set up till one verry heavey wind.

“15th Sunday  A cloudy morning but fine cool day  I did my choars choared round the house some went to the farm  etc went to bed about 9 nearly sick  Mrs Stone was here and Emma, Nelson & Elezar all came here  I had a blow up with Elezar about not paying me and lying about it to H Balis & H Barkdal.

“16th Monday  rather fine dry cool weather  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick.

“17th Tuesday  fine cool weather the ground verry dry  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & tiard out.”