Hiram E. Leonard Diary, September 25 - October 1, 1873

“25th Thursday  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 thurmometer stood at 90 degrees above zero the most of the day.

“26th Friday  fine hot dry weather verry hot & dry  I did my choars choared round the office some closed up about 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick & worne out  the murcury in the thurmometer stud from 80 to 90 degrees above zero  Caroline went to Naperville today & got a parler stove.

“27th Saturday  fine hot dry weather  I did my choars choared round the office some closed up about 8 ¼ & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick  thurmometer from 80 to 90  Caroline & Mary went to Aurora with H Rogers.

“28th Sunday  A fine day & began to rain about 8 & wet conciderable during the forenoon  I did my choars went to farm a while came back wrote some & red some & went to bed about 9 sick  it rained amost all the forenoon  James Clark & wife came up today to S Frenches, came back & went to meeting.

“29th Monday  pretty fine weather for fall but dry  I did my choars choared round some in office closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ sick.

“30th Tuesday  fine cool 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 a cold.

“October 1st Wednesday  pretty fine weather for the season  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick.”