Hiram E. Leonard Diary, April 22 - 28, 1869

“22nd Thursday  a fine day & is a drying fast  I did my choars was at the office all day came home at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ sick & worne out etc.

“23rd Friday  A fine day but windy  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 Sister etc  [in margin] Resseguie sewed hay  Fowler took my cow home oats on _________.

“24th Saturday  rather a fine day some cloudy & cool at night  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  L Resseguie cross dragged the oats & J Pollard sowed some grass seed on about 3 acres.

“25th Sunday  A fine pleasant day with a cool air  I did my choars was at the house all day a choaring round etc went to the office in evening came back & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & worne out with trouble  Caroline, Eliza & Wallace went to meeting at both houses.

“26th Monday  rather fine cool weather for April  I did my choars was at the office all day came home at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ tiard & nearly sick & worne out with trouble etc.

“27th Tuesday  fine cool weather for the season  I did my choars was at the office all day came home at 8 ½ and went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out with trouble  [in margin]  Mrs Fred Pollard was buried at Aurora today.

“28th Wednesday  fine cool weather for April  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 etc.”