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Hiram E. Leonard Diary, January 24 - 30, 1872

24th Wednesday  fine cold winter weather  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 sick with a cold [in margin] Frank Gary was married today to a Miss Mariete, he lost his weddin cloths on the cars starting from Chicago.

25th Thursday  cold winter weather  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 sick with a cold.

26th Friday  cold winter weather  I did my choars choared round all day cloased up at 8 & went to bed at 9 sick with a cold  [in margin]  I killed my hog today it weighed 225#.

27th Saturday  A cold winter day  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 sick cold [in margin] Jane Balys child born up to H Rogers.

28th Sunday  A cold winter day & night  I did my choars, salted my pork & choared round all the rest of the day & went to bed at 9 sick with a cold [in margin] Ann Eliza got poisoned with candy poisen or poison that was in the candy box.

29th Monday  fine winter weather & pretty cold  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 tiard & nearly sick with a cold.

30th Tuesday  A fine but cold as we have had this winter  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiard & sick with a cold.”