Hiram E. Leonard Diary, December 7 - 13, 1870
“7th Wednesday A fine pleasant day for Dec. I did my choars was at the office all day a choaring round etc closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & worne out.
“8th Thursday fine weather for December, I did my choars was at the office all day a choaring round closed at 8, and went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick [in margin] Ira Ferry & Miss Briggs was marr today.
“9th Friday fine pleasant weather for Dec I did my choars was at the office all day a choaring round etc closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick.
“10th Saturday rather a fine day for Dec but some cloudy I did my choars was round the house & started all day a choaring, closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick rested well.
“11th Sunday A cloudy morning, spit snow about 8, round & snowed all day coinciderable was a pretty stormey day I did my choars was round the house all day did but little went to bed about 9 tiard & nearly sick with a cold etc Nelson Stone & D Kenyon called here _________ fine.
“12th Monday fine weather for Dec I did my choars was at the office a choaring round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & sick.
“13th Tuesday A fine day for the season, I did my choars was at the office all day a choaring closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick.”