Hiram E. Leonard Diary, September 16 - 22, 1874

“16th Wednesday  fine warm dry weather signs of rain  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ rheumatis some showers at night & during the night  I got a letter & draft from Fitch Phelps today noon  Degarior?  picture man came.

“17th Thursday  Some rain squalls during the day  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ sick with rheumatism  Jerry F Pollard went to Aurora & Henry Wyman with him came back pretty tight & D Keynon at home all day about the same.

“18th Friday  A pretty fine day till towards night when we had a shower at milking time & rained during the night  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with the rheumatism  Hough was here today  Mrs Laura Lewis was here all the afternoon.

“19th Saturday  rain squalls in the morning wind blew all day & grew cold a cold night  I did my choars was round the office all day  closed up about 8 & went to bed about 9 nearly sick with cold.

“20th Sunday  A cold pleasant morning  I did my choars was round home the most of the day writing etc went to bed about 9 nearly sick  thurmometer down to 40 this morning  I picked a peach basket of peaches off of a little tree today.

“21st Monday  fine for the season, but some cloudy  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold & the rheumatism  Circuit Court commenced today & Judge H H Cody took his seat on the bench.

“22nd Tuesday  rather a fine day some cloudy & squally  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with the rheumatism  Hough the Deguar here  Caroline went to Naperville.”