Hiram E. Leonard Diary, July 6 - 12, 1876

“6th Thursday  rather fine weather & a pretty good hay day but hot  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went home & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out with the rheumatism.

“7th Friday A fine hay day & verry hot  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out with the rheumatism.

“8th Saturday  A fine day day & verry hot  I did my choars was at the offfice all day closed up at 8 ½ & went home and went to bed about 10 near sick & worne out  William & Jonathan Pollard went Jerrys & got a bull & turned in to my paster.

“9th Sunday  A fine pleasant & verry hot day some clouds  I did my choars was at the office 2 or 3 hours and at home the rest of the day a choaring round  D Kenyon eat breckfust at my house.

“10th Monday  rather hot showerey clouds weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with the rheumatism.

“11th Tuesday A cloudy damp weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ and went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with the rheumatism.

“12th Wednesday  cloudy damp day  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed sick with the rheumatism.”