Hiram E. Leonard Diary, January 7-13, 1863

“7^th Wednesday  rather a fine day & evening but cool.  I did my choars was at the office all day & evening came home about 8 ½ & went to bed about 10.

“8^th Thursday  rather a fine day but cloudy.  I did my choars was at the office all day & evening came home about 8 & went 10, C Noonen & Rusequi killed Wrays piggs & Charley & Jerry helped fetch them in.

“9^th Friday  rather a fine cloudy winter day.  I did my choars was at the office all day & evening came home about 8 cut up the piggs & went to bed about 11 ½ George Potters wife came from Boyds & stayed all night.

“10^th Saturday  rather a fine day for winter.  I did my choars was at the store all day & evening came home about 8 ½ & went to bed about 10 nearly sick.  Elib went back to Boyds.

“11^th Sunday  A fine pleasant day & evening.  I did my choars was at home most of the day salted down the pork went to Hoyts about 2 & store came back eat supper.  S. Willson & wife were here & & called at Hoyt came home about 8 & went to bed at 9.

“12^th Monday  rather fine weather for winter no snow, I did my choars was at the office all day came home about 9 & went to bed about 10 nearly sick.

“13^th Tuesday  rather fine weather but sometimes muddy & then froz up rough  I did my choars was at the office all day & evening came home at 9 & went to bed at 10.”