Hiram E. Leonard Diary, May 23 - 29, 1872

“23rd Thursday  rather fine weather but cloudy  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ tiard & nearly sick with a cold.

“24th Friday  fine weather & cloudy  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 10 tiard & nearly sick with a cold.

“25th Saturday  A fine pleasant warme day  I did my choars choared round all day, went to the farm & choared round closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ tiard & sick with a cold  Caroline & Emma Anesworth went up to William Anesworth & he brought them home about 7.

“26th Sunday  A fine pleasant day with some clouds & warm  I did my choars went up to the place & fixed the pump corn hack & fixed the pump at my house choared round some wrote some etc the cow that I let D Kenyon have had a calf & D Kenyon went with me up to the farm to see it  I did my choars & went to bed about 9 tiard & nearly sick [in margin] 3 year old cow had a calf with her this morning.

“27th Monday  fine growing weather but cool  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold.

“28th Tuesday  Cool dry weather  I did my choars choared round the most of the day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 10 tiard & nearly sick.

“29th Wednesday  fine dry cool cloudy day & some misty  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 10 tiard & nearly sick with a cold.”