Hiram E. Leonard Diary, April 11 - 17, 1872

“11th Thursday  A fine cool windy dry day  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed between 9 & 10 tiard & nearly sick with a cold [in margin] Henry Rogers mooved his things to my house & mooved today on to the place.

“12th Friday  A very windy cool day the wind blew tremendiously all day & night  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at about 10 tiard & nearly sick with a cold.

“13th Saturday  A cool windy day & verry dry  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 10 tiard & nearly sick with a cold [in margin] Mrs Laura Bostwick & ______ boy and Alice Waterman came here a visating & stayed all night.

“14th Sunday  A cool pleasant day   I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 went to bed between 9 & 10 nearly sick & tiered out & sick  I went up to the place and cleaned out the stables watered my cattle & helped Henry Rogers clean out the paster well etc.

“15th Monday  A cool raw day & snowed conciderable  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ tiard & nearly sick with a cold.

“16th Tuesday  rather a fine day but muddy  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick with a cold.

“17th Wednesday  rather fine but cool for April  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 ½ tiard & nearly sick with a cold  Emma Stone went away this morning to Lombard to Clarks.”