Hiram E. Leonard Diary, July 14 - 20, 1875

“14th Wednesday  fine weather but looked some like rain  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & lame  Watson drew two loads of hay & stacked for me after 4 oclock looked like rain  Hix started for Joliet with Mrs Plummer & Dade Rogers at 11 oclock at night.

“15th Thursday  fine weather some cloudy  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly tiered out & lame etc  Watson finished stacking my part of the old ground hay today & stacked some of theirs a shower last night.

“16th Friday  a damp forenoon but fine day  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with cold etc  rained tonight again pretty hard etc.

“17th Saturday  rather a rainey day & night  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & lame  A rainey day & night & verry muddy.

“18th Sunday  some cloudy in morning but a fine cool day with conciderable air  I did my choars was at home the most of the day was at the farm some in forenoon, quite muddy.

“19th Monday  fine weather for the season & hot  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & tiered out  D M Connell the tea man came here tonight & left in the morning.

“20th Tuesday  fine weather for July but hot  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism  D Connell the tea man went to Chicago to go East.”