Hiram E. Leonard Diary, August 30 - September 5, 1871
“30th Wednesday rather a fine cool pleasant day I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick.
“31st Thursday A fine cool pleasant day I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 tiard & sick Charles Gary died tonight about 9 oclock his evening.
“September 1st Friday A fine pleasant day I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 tiard & sick.
“2nd Saturday fine warm pleasant day I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at __ nearly sick Charles Garys funeral at the Junction today 2 P M.
“3rd Sunday A fine pleasant hot day I did my choars was round the house all day choared some fixed over some wine wrote some called at D Kenyon to see him & Jessee Graves went to the farm, went to bed at about 9 nearly sick.
“4th Monday fine weather for the season but dry I did my choars choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick.
“5th Tuesday fine warm dry weather for the season I did my chaors choared round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick.”