“2nd Wednesday  rather fine for March  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  Charles Leonard in Chicago.

“3rd Thursday  rather a fine day but cloudy & snowed some tonight  I did my choars was at the office all day came home at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick  I had a talk with Abner Stone about my dog this afternoon he denied knowing anything about the dog  Charles Leonard arrived in Chicago.

“4th Friday  rather a fine morning with about one or two inches of snow on the ground, a cloudy 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.

“5th Saturday  rather a cloudy day  I did my choars was at the office all day came home at 8 ½ & went to bed at about 10 tiard nearly sick & worne out with trouble,  Mr G S Warner found my dog under his barn nearly starved to death about 9 in the morning  Warners boy heared the dog whine under the barne & went & took hime out & told me & I brought him home, someone put him there.

“6th Sunday  A cloudy snowey day about one inch had fell last night I did my choars was at the house all day a choaring round went to the office in evening came home & went to bed about 9 nearly sick etc.

“7th Monday  a fine day for March  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.

“8th Tuesday  pretty fine weather  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.”