Hiram E. Leonard Diary, October 19 - 25, 1876

“19th Thursday  fine cool weather  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ troubled with the rheumatism  S Billings came over to his mothers today.

“20th Friday  A showerey day & disagreeable  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly worne out with the rheumatism.

“21st Saturday  rather fine but some cloudy  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ and went to bed at 8 ½ nearly sick with rheumatism  Platt came to Billings tonight.

“22nd Sunday  rainey misty disagreeable day  I did my choars was round home all day choaring round some picking over apples etc and went to bed about 9 nearly worne out with the rheumatism  William Platt call in the store in the evening a short time.

“23rd Monday  fine weather for the season  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed about 9 ½ nearly worne out with the rheumatism.

“24th Tuesday  fine weather but some cloudy  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with the rheumatism.

“25th Wednesday  fine weather for Oct some cloudy  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick.”