Hiram E. Leonard Diary, October 23 - 29, 1873

“23rd Thursday  fine cool dry weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & tiered out  Mary Tart went to Cass with Jud Graves.

“24th Friday  fine cool dry weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick.

“25th Saturday  A fine cool day  I did my choars choared round the office some closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & tiered out  Mary Tart came back from Cass  The Dunkards had a General Meeting today & night at their church & washed feet tonight  Warrens folks came out from Chicago.

“26th Sunday  A cool cloudy rainey morning & damp day  I did my choars choared round some and went to bed about 9 nearly sick with a cold & the tooth ache  Dunkard General Meeting today at their church.

“27th Monday  A cold raw day & spit snow towards night & in the evening  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up about 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ tiard & nearly sick with a  cold  snow squally  Hudson got through husking corn on mine.

“28th Tuesday  A cold raw snow squalley day & night  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick.

“29th Wednesday  cloudy raw disagreeable weather  I did my choars choared round some at the office closed up about 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick  Col Warren went to Chicago.”