Hiram E. Leonard Diary, November 11 - 17, 1874

“11th Wednesday  cool cloudy & verry dry weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 sick with the rheumatism etc.

“12th Thursday  fine cool dry weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 sick with the rheumatism & a bad cold  Jonathan F Pollard took his cow out of my paster tonight.

“13th Friday  A pretty cold windy day & verry dry  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism  Caroline went to Naperville.

“14th Saturday  A cold cloudy day & sprinkled in the afternoon & evening  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 sick with the rheumatism & a cold  Jerry Pollard & his wife and Jonathan Pollards wife went to Elgin today.

“15th Sunday  A most beautiful day & quite mild  I did my choars was at the house all day & went to the farm to fix some fence went to bed about 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism & a cold  Elder Button preached at the Baptist Church today  Mrs A Fredenhagen had a son this evening _________.

“16th Monday  fine winter weather I did my choars was round home all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism.

“17th Tuesday  fine winter weather I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with rheumatism.”