Hiram E. Leonard Diary, April 26 - May 2, 1871

“26th Wednesday  A fine cool cloudy dry day look like rain every day but does not rain  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 sick & tiered out.

“27th Thursday  fine cool dry cloudy weather  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiared & nearly sick [in margin] Lehman auction today.

“28th Friday  fine dry cool cloudy weather roads good  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & about sick [in margin] Mulnix bought mair of Holt.

“29th Saturday  cool cloudy dry weather  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & about sick.

“30th Sunday  A cool cloudy morning rather warm in the middle of the day but more or less cloudy all day  I did my choars choared round the house all day & got ready to go to bed at 9 nearly sick.

“1st Monday  rather fine cool weather & some cloudy  I did my choars choared round the office all day, closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 nearly sick.

“2nd Tuesday  rather a cool cloudy disagreeable day  I did my choars choared round the office the most of the day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick.”