Hiram E. Leonard Diary, September 2 - 8, 1874

“2nd Wednesday  some light showers  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 ½ sick with the rheumatism  Kenyon dug some potatoes today.

“3rd Thursday  fine weather but dry  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with the rheumatism & cold.

“4th Friday  A fine day but some cloudy & a tremendious shower in the evening between 7 & 8 &  rained more or less all the evening a grand rain  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with rheumatism.

“5th Saturday  Some cloudy & showerey  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with rheumatism.

“6th Sunday  Some cloudy in the morning but a fine pleasant day  I did my choars was at home the most of the day went up in the middle of day & aproned my lambs  came back wrote some & wrote a letter to F. Wellmans wife etc went to bed about 9 nearly sick with a cold & the rheumatism.

“7th Monday  fine hot dry weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold etc rheumatism.

“8th Tuesday  A hot dry day thurmometer from 90 to 100 I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ sick rheumatism.”