Hiram E. Leonard Diary, September 18 - 24, 1873

“18th Thursday  fine dry weather cool mornings & evenings  I did my choars choared round the office some closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick.

“19th Friday  fine dry weathercool mornings & evenings & hot in the middle of the day  I did my choars choared the office some closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ sick.

“20th Saturday  A fine day some cloudy, hot in middle of day  I did my choars choared round the office some closed up about 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold  S B Hill paid up D Kenyon for farm & they went to Wheaton to cancil mortg  Jay Vanderwolgan thrashed at my place, 500 bushel  1/3 mine part was 166-2/3.

“21st Sunday  A cold cloudy morning pleasant & warm in middle of day  I did my choars went to farm fixed straw stack & fence was at store writing & some went to bed about 9 nearly sick  Caroline & Mary went to Frenches & was a going to Guilds, but did not go  Jesse Graves came to R S Reynolds today.

“22nd Monday  fine dry warm weather  I did my choars choared round the office some closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick & tiered out.

“23rd Tuesday  fine hot weather & verry dry  I did my choars choared round office some closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick.

“24th Wednesday  fine hot dry weather  I did my choars choared round the office some closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with cold rained some Caroline went to Naperville.”