Hiram E. Leonard Diary, December 30, 1869 - January 5, 1870

“30th Thursday  fine winter weather but cool & cloudy  I did my choars was at the office all day came home at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out from the rheumatism etc.

“31st Friday  cool & cloudy snowed a little in evening etc  I did my choars was at the office all day came home at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out etc  Lewis Baly & Jane Rogers were married tonight about 7 oclock by Joseph Hudson Esqr at Rogerses had an oyster supper in evening.

“January 1st 1870, Saturday  A cool cloudy disagreeable day & night & snowed some in evening  I did my choars was at the office the most of the day came home at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out with trouble, rheumatism etc, Mrs Johnathan Coon died this morning about 3 or 4 oclock after being sick a bed for a week or so  Meritt Coon is 27 years old today, Mrs Stone Elezar & Nelson were here to dinner & she would not stay to supper.

“2nd Sunday  A cool raw cloudy morning had snowed some  I did my choars eat breckfust at 10 oclock was round home all day wrote some choared some, did but little was about sick all day had a bad cold rheumatism etc was at office in evening came home & went to bed about 9 sick & worne out, Mrs Coon was buried today in afternoon, Sermon preached by Elder E L Hunt now at Aurora.

“3rd Monday  pretty fine winter weather  I did my choars was at the office all day came home at 8 ½  & went to bed 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out.

“4th Tuesday  rather fine weather for winter  I did my choars was at the office all day came home at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out with trouble & forteague.

“5th Wednesday  fine winter weather getting cold  I did my choars was at the store all day came home at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick etc.”