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Hiram E. Leonard Diary, June 10 - 16, 1874

10th Wednesday  fine growing weather but cooler & a clearing off  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold & the rheumatism grew cold towards night a cold night Griffeth worked on my house  Col Warren went into Chicago to go East tomorrow.

11th Thursday  A cold morning with a light frost & a cold day  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a  cold etc  Griffeth worked on house.

12th Friday  A cold windy day  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  Griffeth finished Griffeth finished my chimney ________ it out.

13th Saturday  a pretty fine day & getting warm  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold & the rheumatism  Griffeth worked at home  George did nothing today nor yesterday.

14th Sunday  A cool airey day but not verry cold, I did my choars was round the office all day went to bed about 9 nearly sick  Gus McKellips brought Emma Barrus up here about noon.

15th Monday  fine growing weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with the rheumatism.

16th Tuesday  fine growing weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold etc  Frank Wellman came here with A T Jones tonight.”