Hiram E. Leonard Diary, August 18 - 24, 1875

“18th Wednesday  fine growing weather but bad for harvesting  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 nearly sick & tiered out.

“19th Thursday  bad weather for stacking some showerey  I did my choars was around the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 bad with the rheumatism.

“20th Friday  rather a fine day but a light sprinkle  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 badly afflected with the rheumatism.

“21st Saturday  A pretty fine day with a light sprinkle in the morning  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 nearly with the rheumatism  Mrs Jane Sprague died tonight about 7 PM had been unconshus since taken  F & Hamwell draw Amours cattle to Chicago this afternoon.

“22nd Sunday  A cool fine day  I did my choars was around home all day went to farm etc wrote & red some went to bed about 9 nearly sick  Frank Hammons brother in law was here a trying to spead of his horses & others from Aurora  Mrs Fredenhagen was sick all night had two docters had a mishap  Mary Connel arrived in Sacramento Cal today & was married this afternoon to a Mr Dawson.

“23rd Monday  fine weather for the season  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed nearly sick with the rheumatism etc  old Mrs Hollister ________ near the Junction fell & hurt her spine & died to day  Mrs Sprague was buried today.

“24th Tuesday  fine weather for the season I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism etc.”