Hiram E. Leonard Diary, November 16 - 22, 1870
“16th Wednesday fine weather but pretty cool I did my choars was at the office all day a choaring round closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick.
“17th Thursday fine weather for Nov but cool I did my choars was round the office all day a choaring closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & tierd out [in margin] Delia Walker & Will Hou were married today.
“18th Friday pretty fine weather for Nov I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick.
“19th Saturday rather fine but cool, I did my choars was round the office all day choared some etc closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 sick.
“20th Sunday fine but some cloud & more mild I did my choars was round the house all day choaring some etc went to bed about 9 nearly sick & tiard out, Mrs Anesworth went to the Methodist Church looks like rain.
“21st Monday fine weather for Nov I did my choars was at the office all day a choared round & closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick.
“22nd Tuesday A fine day for the season I did my choars was at the office all day choaring round closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick.”