Hiram E. Leonard Diary, September 26 - October 2, 1872

“26th Thursday  A cloudy damp day  I did my choars choared round some closed up about 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold a heavey frost [in margin] first frost.

“27th Friday  A cold pleasant day with a heavey frost  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ about sick.

“28th Saturday  A cool cloudy day & began to rain about 3 oclock was a cold rainey night  I did my choars choared round the office some closed up about 8 and went to bed about 9 ½.

“29th Sunday  A cold cloudy misty morning & cold windy day  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 nearly sick with a cold  Emma Stone & Frenches girle went to Naperville to commence school.”

“30th Monday  rather fine but some cloudy  I did my choars choared round some all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 nearly sick & worne out  Emma Anesworth came down & carried her things up to her fathers.

“October 1st Tuesday  rather a fine day for Oct, I did my choars choared round some all day closed up at 8 and went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold.

“2nd Wednesday  rather fine weather  I did my choars choared round all day a making out my Post Office returns closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick  Ed McFerrans wife had a child.”