Hiram E. Leonard Diary, November 28 - December 4, 1872

“28th Thursday  fine cool winter weather & some snow  I did my choars choared round some closed up  somewhere about 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold.

“29th Friday  fine winter weather & verry dry  I did my choars & choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about nearly sick  Horace Greely died this afternoon a little after 6 oclock.

“30th Saturday  A cool cloudy day & snowed tonight about 3 inches, I did my choars choared some closed up at 8 and went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a  cold.

“December 1st Sunday  A snowey morning with about 3 inches of snow on the ground  A cloudy day the snow brook out about 3 oclock  I did my choars and worked some up to the farm round the sheds wrote some and went to bed about 9 about sick  Emma Stone went back to Naperville with the Elder.

“2nd Monday  pretty fine winter weather but cold did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 nearly sick with a cold.

“3rd Tuesday  fine winter weather but cool & dry  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold.

“4th Wednesday  pretty fine winter weather  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold.”