Hiram E. Leonard Diary, June 29 - July 5, 1876

“29th Thursday  A pretty fine day  I did my chaors was at the office all day closed up at about 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 bad off with the rheumatism etc  Eva Pollard Burtons wife had a daughter born today verry quick  L V Resseguie sheared Williams sheep  I paid him 10/for shearing 11 sheep.

“30th Friday some cloudy & damp & misty  It rained during the night  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism & a bad cold.

“July 1st Saturday  A cloudy damp misty day & rained some in day time & night  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 9 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick  D C Brown went up to Sam Browns with Hoy to get pay for stone used on road.

“2nd Sunday A cloudy misty morning & forenoon more pleasant at noon  I did my choars was round the house the most of the day was down to the office & wrote some & choared round some went to bed about 9 nearly sick & worne out.

“3rd Monday cloudy showerey weather bad for haying  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went up to the house & went to bed about 9 ½ about sick  rained conciderable during the night.

“4th Tuesday  A cloudy damp muddy morning grew better in middle of day rained again in the evening  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to the house & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick & tiered out  Frank Kline and Emma Barrus went out to near Rochell to his grandmothers & said they were a going to be married today.

“5th Wednesday  cloudy damp disagreeable weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went home & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly tiered out & sick.”