Hiram E. Leonard Diary, March 16 - 22, 1876

“16th Thursday  A cold snowey morning with several inches of snow on the ground & a snowing  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at about 8 and went to bed about 9 nearly sick  Snow 2 or 3 inches deep and a snowing amost all day a disagreeable day  Doc Earnest mooved up from Naperville into the parsonage today.

“17th Friday  A rough snow squalley day & disagreeable  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at night at 9 nearly sick  Hanna Netsly come up to Connells.

“18th Saturday  A cool rough day & some snow squalls with the ground frozen some & verry bad getting round  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & tiered out  A Mr French P Beardsley nephew came here today.

“19th Sunday  A cloudy snow squalley morning but a pleasant afternoon but cool & snow on the ground  I did my choars was at the house the most of the day, wrot some choared etc went to bed about 9 nearly sick with the rheumatism.

“20th Monday  rather a raw disagreeable day with a raw air  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.

“21st Tuesday  cold raw weather with snow squalls etc  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 as usual.

“22nd Wednesday  A cool raw day wind north & Northeast the most of the time & snow squalls  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 afflicted with the rheumatism.”