Hiram E. Leonard Diary, August 23 - 29, 1871

“23rd Wednesday  fine hot dry weather  I did my choars was round the office all day a choaring I closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick.

“24th Thursday  A fine pleasant day & dry  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & worne out [in margin] Mona Mulnix shot in Memphis Tennesee.

“25th Friday  fine weather & more cool  I did my choars & choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick  G Colling dug well.

“26th Saturday  A fine cool day & sprinkled a little in morning   I did my choars choared round the office closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick  G Colling worked on well all day Wm Colling ½ day wheeling dirt  John Strictland came to Barruses with old Mrs Barrus & stayed all night J Graves brought his wife to Kenyons to see Jessee Graves & left her.

“27th Sunday  A fine cool pleasant day  I did my choars choared some, wrote some laid down a while & called to D Kenyons & went to bed at 9 nearly sick  John Strictland went to the Big Woods to quarterly meeting  Kenyon took his cow to my bull.

“28th Monday  some cloudy & rainey  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick  Mrs Bliss came here about noon & eat dinner & stayed all night.

“29th Tuesday  A rainey mudgy forenoon  I did my choars was round the office all day a choaring  I closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 nearly sick  Mrs Bliss went to Naperville in the stage this afternoon.”