Hiram E. Leonard Diary, November 17 - 23, 1875

“17th Wednesday  A cold morning & the ground covered with snow for the first time this fall  pretty cold, I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism & a cold.

“18th Thursday  cold winter weather for the season  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism & cold.

“19th Friday  fine cool weather for Nov  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly worne out with the rheumatism etc  Sarah Paver left her Mother to go back East.

“20th Saturday  A cool cloudy morning & pleasant warme day & cold again in the evening & night  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ¼ nearly sick & afflicted with the rheumatism & a cold  warm afternoon William & his mother went to Naperville to carry Mrs Jerry Pollard.

“21st Sunday  A cold pleasant morning & day froze verry hard last night  I did my choars was at the house all day wrote some etc went to bed at 9 nearly sick etc.

“22nd Monday  fine weather for the season  I did my choars was round home all day writing etc went to bed at 9 nearly sick with a cold.

“23rd Tuesday  fine weather for the season  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick rheumatism.”