Hiram E. Leonard Diary, September 20 - 26, 1871

“20th Wednesday  fine pleasant cool dry weather  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick, John Strickland & wife G Barrus & mother went to Bristol to see their relations [in margin] to Childs.

“21st Thursday  A fine day but cold & some windy & verry dry  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick  Jessee Graves started for Indianna today about one oclock  R S S Reynolds carried him.

“22nd Friday  a fine pleasant cool windy dry day the dust flew terably I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & tiered [in margin] some went to Geneva fair  Barrus & Strickland came back from Bristol today stayed last night at Aurora.

“23rd Saturday  A fine pleasant dry day  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ and went to bed at 9 nearly sick & tiered out.

“24th Sunday  A fine pleasant warme day & verry dry  I did my choars choared round the office all day put up wine some & went up to Pelhams & wrote some Emma Anesworth & Caroline went after butternuts  I went to bed about 9 nearly sick & worne out.

“25th Monday  fine cool dry weather  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick.

“26th Tuesday  fine cool dry weather verry dry  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick.”