Hiram E. Leonard Diary, November 1 - 7, 1871

“November 1st Wednesday  rather a fine day some cloudy in the morning I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9.

“2nd Thursday  fine weather for November I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 ½ and went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick.

“3rd Friday   A fine pleasant day  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ and went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick [in margin] Emma Stone went to Naperville with Joseph Lehmann to a ball Ed Mulnix & Eliza Perry went with them & stayed all night.

“4th Saturday  A fine day pleasant day & pretty warm for November  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed tiard & about sick, Emma Stone got home from Naperville about 8 in the morning  John Stafferd had 50 dollars stolen.

“5th Sunday  A cloudy cool day & looks like rain  I did my choars choared round the house some wrote etc went to bed at 9 nearly sick  Emma went to meeting, times changed – Nelson was here & gave Emma a wine set by my giveing him a pint & ½ of cherry wine.

“6th Monday  fine cool weather for November  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out.

“7th Tuesday  A fine cool day but some cloudy  I did my choars choared round the office the most of the day went up to election started about 1 & got back 3 ¼ Skinner & Bender run for treasurer, Bender got it by about 60 votes, Vallett & Janes for Surveyor Janes got it by about 40 I closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick  Nelson Stone came here tonight.”