Hiram E. Leonard Diary, April 7 - 13, 1875

“7th Wednesday  fine weather for the season  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.

“8th Thursday  fine weather for the season  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism etc.

“9th Friday  fine day & more cool  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 etc.

“10th Saturday  A fine day but cool & began to sprinkle at sunset was a rainey night  I did my choars was round the office the most of the day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 nearly sick with rheumatism  I went to Alvah Fowlers about 10 oclock to see Barrus about taking care of Carry  I talked plain to him & he got mad at me & was agoing to whip me stuck his fist in my face & cut my lip on my tooth with his fist  old Goos commenced to lay today.

“11th Sunday  A cold rainey morning & day quite muddy  I did my choars was round home all day choaring round some etc went to bed about 9 nearly sick with rheumatism etc.

“12th Monday  fine weather but cool  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism & a cold.

“13th Tuesday  a damp misty day & snowed about 10 inches during the night & mostly melted  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 sick.”