Hiram E. Leonard Diary, November 15 - 21, 1871

“15th Wednesday  rather a fine day but cool  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick [in margin] G S Warne went to Chicago today to go to work with his team Clark in the city, French went to Chicago with Warner.

“16th Thursday  rather a fine day but cool  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick [in margin] Roderick Smith went to Chicago today to team it in the city.

“17th Friday  A fine pleasant day for Nov  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick.

“18th Saturday  A fine day but cloudy & looked like rain & began to rain about 9 oclock in the evening  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed a little before 10 nearly sick etc [in margin] Emma Stone went to prayer meeting.

“19th Sunday  A cool rainey disagreeable day & night  I did my choars choared round some was round the house all day went to bed about 9 nearly sick & tiard  Nelson Stone came here & Emma went to meeting.

“20th Monday  rather fine weather for winter  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 nearly sick [in margin] Abner Stone sone born today in Iowa.

“21st Tuesday  pretty fine for Nov but cool & dry  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at about 9 nearly sick.”