Hiram E. Leonard Diary, January 26 - February 1, 1876

“26th Wednesday  rather a fine day roads some 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  Caroline & William &  Ada Resseguie, Mrs Connell, Mrs Dady & D Kenyon went to Naperville in the stage & Kenyon & Mrs Connell jawed each other the most of the way home.

“27th Thursday  rather a fine day but muddy  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism & cold  Nelson Stone came here from Iowa this evening 6 ½ in evening walked from Naperville eat supper & stayed all night.

“28th Friday  had rained some last night & this morning a verry cloudy muddy day & verry windy night  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 & cold  It cleared off tonight cold & the wind blew tremendous hard  Wallace went to Mrs Curtises  Eliza Mulnix had a son born about this time at Molene.

“29th Saturday   A cold windy morning & day roads rough  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 afflicted with the rheumatism  Nelson Stone went to G Dillys with Perry this afternoon.

“30th Sunday  A cold but pleasant morning & day the first fair Sunday we have had this month  I did my choars was at the house the most of the day went to bed about 9 wrote some & choared som  Caroline & Walla  went to meeting in afternoon.

“31st Monday  fine winter weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 troubled with the rheumatism.

“February 1st Tuesday  fine weather for winter ground frozen  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 not verry well.”