Hiram E. Leonard Diary, June 21 - 27, 1871

“21st Wednesday  some cloudy damp day but growing weather  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 about sick  Jonas K Ball found ded in his house just as he was carried in last night.

“22nd Thursday  fine weather but some cloudy  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 about sick Jonas K Ball was buried at Naperville Mrs Bliss a selling off her house en goods.

“23rd Friday  Some cloudy & misty & muddy  I did my choars was choaring round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 about sick  They met at church to see about picknick tomorrow.

“24th Saturday  A cloudy damp disagreeable day & some muddy  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick  there was a Sunday School picknick on A Gates farm but there were not a full compliment there as it was damp  Some went & came back saying there were non there the waggon that had the schollars in broak down & they did not go, it was rather a faint affair there had been some trouble with Perry & Warner [in margin] Sunday School picknick at Asel Gates Grove.

“25th Sunday  A cloudy damp disagreeable day  I did my choars was round the house the most of the day went up to farm & got some cherrys came back & did my choars & went to bed about 9 nearly sick & tiard.

“26th Monday  rather fine weather  I did my choars was at the office all day a choaring  I did my choars closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick.

“27th Tuesday  fine weather but some cloudy  I did my choars was at the office all day a choaring closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 about sick.”