Hiram E. Leonard Diary, October 21 - 27, 1874

“21st Wednesday  A fine warm dry pleasant day smucky & foggy mornings  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up about 8 and went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with the rheumatism & cold.

“22nd Thursday  fine hot dry weather for the season  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with the rheumatism & a cold.

“23rd Friday  Fine warm weather for the season  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with the rheumatism etc.

“24th Saturday  Fine dry warm weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ feeling bad with the rheumatism & a cold.

“25th Sunday  A most beautiful day with some clouds & verry warm & dry for the season  I did my choars was round the house the most of the day was up to the farm & out to Garys fence went to A T Jones in afternoon & went to bed about 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism & a cold.

“26th Monday  fine cool dry weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with cold & the rheumatism  Jerome Beardsley wife had a second son born this morning early.

“27th Tuesday  fine cool pleasant weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold.”