Hiram E. Leonard Diary, February 3 - 9, 1875

“3rd Wednesday  A cold windy blustering morning & day & night verry tedious & all ice verry slipery  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism  thurmometer stood at 10 degrees below zero in morning & grew colder all day.

“4th Thursday  A cold morning & day  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism a cold  the thurmometer stood at 22 degrees below zero in the morning & was a cold day.

“5th Friday  A cold morning & day  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with a cold & the rheumatism  Thurmometer at 14 degrees below zero.

“6th Saturday  A cold winter day  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with rheumatism & a cold.

“7th Sunday  A cold pleasant morning & day cold  I did my choars was at the house all day writing choaring etc went to bed at 9 about sick  thurmometer stood at 23 degrees below zero this morning pretty cold etc.

“8th Monday  A cold winter day & quite cold sleighing  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with rheumatism  thurmometer at 18 dg below zero.

“9th Tuesday  A cold winter day  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism & cold thurmometer at 15 deg below zero.”