Hiram E. Leonard Diary, November 20 - 26, 1873

“20th Thursday  fine weather for the season  I did my choars choared round some was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ sick.

“21st Friday  rather a fine day but some cloudy  I did my choars choared round the office some was round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ sick  John Coon was buried this afternoon sermon by a Baptist minister from Aurora.

“22nd Saturday  rather a fine warme day but some cloudy  I did my choars choared round the office some was at the office all day closed up about 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick & tiered out.

“23rd Sunday  A cloudy rained snow squalley day & snowed fast a part of the afternoon & evening a stormy day  I did my choars was round all day home wrote some folks went to meeting  French called here & borrowed seventy five dollars & sent 30 of it to Abner to come home with.

“24th Monday  rather a snowey day   I did my choars choared round some was at office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ sick.

“25th Tuesday  fine winter weather  I did my choars choared some all day cloased up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick.

“26th Wednesday  fine winter weather   I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick.”