Hiram E. Leonard Diary, January 10 - 16, 1872

“10th Wednesday  fine weather for winter  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick  Rheuben Balis came to Henry Balises a visating & went out in the evening & fell down the celler hatch way & brock his thy & ingured him inwardly so that he died a Friday.

“11th Thursday  fine winter weather & no snow  I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sic.

“12th Friday  fine weather for January  I did my choars choared round the office all day etc closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick, Reuben Balis died today from his fall last Wednesday at H Balises.

“13th Saturday  fine winter weather  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick  [in margin] Barrus drew wood.

“14th Sunday  fine weather but cloudy  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick.

“15th Monday  fine winter weather  I did my choared round the most of the day closed at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & sick, H Balis took his fathers corps to Courtland today to be buried.

“16th Tuesday  fine weather but cloudy  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick, Barrus drew wood.”