Hiram E. Leonard Diary, May 8 - 14, 1873
“8th Thursday cool wet cloudy weather I did my choars choared round some closed up about 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold & the rheumatism Jonathan Pollard went to Chicago.
“9th Friday cloudy rainey weather & cool I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold & rheumatism J Pollard fixed _________.
“10th Saturday A cool cloudy forenoon & more pleasant in afternoon I did my choars choared round some closed up about 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ sick with a cold & the rheumatism all over me Jonathan Pollard finished the fence round the south lot called the Brown lot.
“11th Sunday Some cloudy with a cool air but a fine day I did my choars choared round some up to the other place wrote some & took a nap was about sick all day with the rheumatism & a cold went to bed 9 was about sick day & night with a cold & rheumatism all over me.
“12th Monday rather cool backward weather for the season I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold & the rheumatism.
“13th Tuesday rather fine weather but backward for the season I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 and went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold.
“14th Wednesday rather cold backward weather for the season I did my choars choared round some closed up about 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with the rheumatism.”