Hiram E. Leonard Diary, June 24 - 30, 1869

“24th Thursday  A wet disagreeable day  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.

“25th Friday  A disagreeable day & wet  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.

“26th Saturday  A wet disagreeable day with heavey showers in morning & afternoon & evening, a heavy shower about 4 which filed my store celler half full [in margin] Baly suit continued.

“27th Sunday  A cloudy damp showerey forenoon  I did my choars choared round the house & fixed fence etc was at the office once or twice came home in the evening & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick the Stone boys came as usual & louted round a while.

“28th Monday  rather fine weather but cloudy & muddy  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.

“29thTuesday  rather fine weather ground wet  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  Gustus Manning & Frank Grant went to Chicago today together.

“30th Wednesday  rather fine but some showers & wet  I did my choars was at the office all day came home at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick etc Gustus Manning & Frank Grant some think were married today in Chicago or Indiana.”