Hiram E. Leonard Diary, March 29 - April 4, 1871

“29th Wednesday  fine weather but cool  I did my choars was a choaring round the office & house all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 sick  D Kenyon, Mrs Anesworth  her sister Mrs Wall & Caroline went to Naperville with Charley Barrus.

“30th Thursday  fine pleasant weather but cool  I did my choars was round the house & office a choaring all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick  Mrs Wall went home from Kenyon [in margin] Dady & Connell cut wood.

“31st Friday  A fine cool pleasant day  I did my choars choared round the office etc all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 about sick  Jerry Dady finished my wood set up some posts for clothes lines  D Connell cut wood ½ a day Emma Stone came from Wheaton & stayed here.

“April 1st Saturday  A fine pleasant cool day  I did my choars was round the office all day a choaring & makeing out my quarterly returns & closed up at 8 & went to bed about 10 nearly sick, Charles Barrus carried Caroline & Emma Stone to Naperville.

“2nd Sunday  A fine cool pleasant day & roads a getting pretty good, I did my choars was round home the most of the day went to Barruses in the afternoon a while came back went to bed about 9 tiard & nearly sick  I did not go to Barruses but Caroline went [in margin] Mrs Scovil taken sick.

“3rd Monday  A fine pleasant day & a getting dry  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick  Caroline went to Barruses.

“4th Tuesday  rather fine weather but dry  I did my choars was round the office all day a choaring closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick [in margin] baby sick.”