Hiram E. Leonard Diary, September 5 - 11, 1872

“5th Thursday  A verry hot day the thurmometer has ranged from 90 to 96 degrees above zero about every day in this week  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ verry hot weather.

“6th Friday  fine & verry hot weather for Sept  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 and went to bed at about 9 ½ nearly sick.

“7th Saturday  a verry hot day and a tremendious hard thunder shower all night began to thunder about 9 & thundered & lightoned & rained till about daylight  the wind blew pretty hard for a while & the rain beet into the house pretty bad  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ about sick with the summer complaint was up all night [in margin] a tremendious thunder shower tonight it lasted till about 4 oclock in the morning & lightoned all night  I was sick & up all night.

“8th Sunday  A pretty fine hot day but some cloudy & muddy in the morning  I did my choars & went to bed sick was abed a most all day  I went to bed about 9 about sick & verry week  Mr Curtis Jane Warrens husband died today in a fit of the apoplax in the insane asylum in Connecticut.

Jane Warren & husband Nathaniel Curtiss

“9th Monday  fine cloudy weather & cool  I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed at about 9 ½ nearly sick  Fair commenced at Aurora.

“10th Tuesday  cool & some cloudy weather  I did my choars choared round all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick.

“11th Wednesday  A fine pleasant day but cool morning I did my choars choared round some closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick  Caroline went to Naperville.”