Hiram E. Leonard Diary, February 12 - 18, 1874

“12th Thursday  rather a cloudy day but pretty fine  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at about 10 nearly worne out & sick with a cold  Dr B Coon funeral was today at 10 oclock at St Charles  Folks went to meeting night  George Mack was buried today without funeral sermon  they met at the house at 2 oclock PM had a prayer & then went to the grave rained hard in evening & washed a gully in my yard.

George Mack grave in the Warrenville Cemetery

“13th Friday  pretty fine mild weather but muddy  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold & worne out with trouble.

“14th Saturday  A pleasant day but a cool air & muddy  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at about 10 nearly sick & worne out with trouble  Caroline & Walla went to Sherwins to prayer meeting & got home about ¼ before 10  Hurbat Beardsly came & brought up old Mrs Rogers & Jane Baly.

“15th Sunday  A cloudy muddy day & looks some like a storm  I did my choars was round home all day about sick with a cold & being up a nights etc  folks went to meeting went to bed about 10 nearly sick with a cold.

“16th Monday  fine winter weather but muddy  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick  George Sidwell came today.

“17th Tuesday  fine winter weather & muddy  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold.

“18th Wednesday  fine winter weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ & went to bed at nearly sick  G Sidwell went to Wm Carpenters today.”