Hiram E. Leonard Diary, January 1 - 7, 1874

“January 1st, 1874 Thursday  A cloudy damp day & warme  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick  Mrs May V Potter married to a Mr Ellis at Waukon Iowa.

“2nd Friday  A warm damp misty day & night  I did my choars choared some at office closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with cold Protracted meeting tonight.

“3rd Saturday  A damp misty warm day  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½.

“4th Sunday  A frozeney rainey morning & snowey forenoon cleared off about noon & was quite pleasant towards night & in the evening  I did my choars was round the house a writing & makeing out my Post Office Acpt & went to bed 9 ½  Caroline Willa & Emma Barrus went to Methodist meeting in evening.

“5th Monday  fine winter weather for the season  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold  Meeting at night.

“6th Tuesday  fine weather for January  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold  Harris Chandler brought the second buck down & took the first one home.

“7th Wednesday  cloudy & cool but good weather for the season rough roads I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ or 10 sick.”