Hiram E. Leonard Diary, July 3 - 9, 1873

“3rd Thursday  fine showerey weather & pretty wet several hard showers I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed at about 10 tiard & sick.

“4th Friday  A heavey shower in the morning about 7 or 8 and another about one in afternoon a muddy disagreeable day for the 4th  I did my choars choared round some was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at about 12 nearly sick & worne out  Caroline & Wallace went down to Naperville in the stage about 12 ½ to the 4th & got back 15 minutes before 11 at night  I had to set up till she came & went to bed between 11 & 12  Emma Stone went to Naperville in day & ________ hard in the evening got home to near 6.

“5th Saturday  A pretty fine day but muddy  I did my choars choared round the office some closed up about 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ tiard & about sick  Joseph Weideman came here today was at Danby at the 4th  Emma Stone got home today at 6 in morning.

“6th Sunday  A cloudy cool morning but rather a fine day  I did my choars choared round up to the place some & went to bed about 9 nearly sick etc  the folks went to meeting in afternoon.

“7th Monday  fine weather for the season  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 10 nearly sick & tiered out.

“8th Tuesday  pretty fine weather for the season  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed about 10 nearly sick with a cold etc  T Watson commenced cutting my hay.

“9th Wednesday  fine hay weather & cool  I did my choars choared round the office some closed up at about 8 & went to bed about 10 nearly sick.”