Hiram E. Leonard Diary, June 9 - 15, 1875

“9th Wednesday  fine growing weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with a cold & the rheumatism.

“10th Thursday  fine growing weather & pretty hot  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with a cold & the rheumatism.

“11th Friday  A fine warm day but cool at night  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  Jasper Batch wife came in the stage this afternoon, they came from Kansas, George started for Kensington to A Campbells.

“12th Saturday  A cold cloudy forenoon but cold & pleasant in afternoon  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with rheumatism  Caroline & the children went to Naperville to see the shoes etc  A E Carpenter got home from Pittsburgh from the Antimasonic Convention  Mrs Plummer came back from Garys to Kenyons tonight cleaned church.

“13th Sunday  A cool cloudy day & looked like a storm  I did my choars was at home all day except going to farm to salt the cattle etc wrote some etc went to bed about 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism.

“14th Monday  fine weather for the season  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 sick with the rheumatism  Doc A Waterman was taken about this time for defrauding government by false de_________.

“15th Tuesday fine growing weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 sick with the rheumatism.”