Hiram E. Leonard Diary, June 8 -14, 1870
“8th Wednesday fine dry weather verry dry but looks like showers I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out.
“9th Thursday fine hot dry weather but cool nights I did my choars was at the office a writing the most of the day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick etc.
“10th Friday fine weather with quite a shower the most rain we have had for 3 months I did my choars was at the office all day writing etc cloased up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ sick & nearly worne out.
“11th Saturday fine day & dry & looked like showers I did my choars wrote at store all day closed up at 9 & went to bed 11 ½ sick Caroline & Wallace went to Dunkard meeting got home at 11 oclock.
“12th Sunday A fine but cool & some cloudy I did my choars was round the office all day upstairs, went to bed about 1, Caroline went to the farme & back went to bed about 9 nearly sick & worne out, Dunkerd meeting at church a long meeting.
“13th Monday fine hot dry weather verry dry I did my choars was a choaring round the office above & below all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne.
“14th Tuesday fine hot dry weather for June I choared round the store all day cloased up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out.”