Hiram E. Leonard Diary, December 22 - 28, 1875

“22nd Wednesday  fine weather for Dec ground bair & muddy  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  Willard Brands wife had a son born tonight or early tomorrow morning being dresed weighed 3 ½#  Eleazor Stone came tonight to hold Christmas and get his folks.

“23rd Thursday  fine mild weather for December  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick etc.

“24th Friday  rained in forenoon   fine mild & rather warm weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick etc  Frank Hammonds father & mother came to his house to Christmas tonight  Hurburt Beardsly & family started for Joliet this afternoon  Walter Brown came to Frenches today.

“25th Saturday  A cloudy & some muddy day & stormed a little during the night snowed a little & then rained mild for Christmas  Frank Hammonds 2 sisters & their husbands & Charles Hammon came to Christmas & they went back at 4 except his father & mother.

“26th Sunday  the ground overed with a light snow on the ground & a raining  A rainey disagreeable day  I did my choars was at home all day writing & choaring went to bed about 9.

“27th Monday  fine mild weather but cloudy  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism etc  Elezar Stone went home today.

“28th Tuesday  the ground quite muddy  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  Sebe French got home from Iowa & brought Abba & children.”