“31st Friday A cold morning with a heavey frost & froze water a cool day. I did my choars was at the office all day & in the evening came home at 9 & went to bed about 10 nearly sick. Doc Coon brought sister home.”
Hiram E. Leonard Diary, May 30, 1861
“30th Thursday A cool morning with quite a heavey frost & cool day. I did my choars was at the office all day & in the evening came home about 9 & went to bed about 10.”

Hiram E. Leonard Diary, May 29, 1861
“29th Wednesday rather a fine day & evening but cool & a cold night. I did my choars was at the office all day & in the evening came home about 9 & went to bed about 10 nearly sick.”

Hiram E. Leonard Diary, May 28, 1861
“28th Tuesday rather fine weather but cool. I did my choars was at the office all day & in evening came home about 9 & went to bed about 10 sick. Dr. Wellman & Frank got home.”

Hiram E. Leonard Diary, May 27, 1861
“27th Monday rather a fine cool day cool weather for the season. I did my choars was at the office all day & in evening came home to supper & found Sister & Mrs. Bliss had gone to see Garry & Sister did not come back she was more sick. I came home in evening about 9 & went to bed about sick.”

Hiram E. Leonard Diary, May 26, 1861
“26th Sunday rather a cloudy windy day with a heavey shower towards night & in evening with a verry heavey wind. I did my choars was at home all day writing etc called at the office in afternoon & to Hoyts & Wrays in evening came home before 9 & went to bed nearly sick, a warm day.”

Hiram E. Leonard Diary, May 23, 24 & 25, 1861
“23rd, 24th, 25th Thursday etc. fine weather with some showers & rather cool. I did my choars was at the office all the time came home about 9 at nights & went to bed about 10 tiard & nearly sick.”

Hiram E. Leonard Diary, May 22, 1861
“22nd Wednesday rather a fine day & evening I did my choars was at the office all day & in the evening came home about 9 & went to bed about 10. Dr. Wellman & Frank went to Aurora about 4 to go to Whiteside County.”

Hiram E. Leonard Diary, May 21, 1861
“21st Tuesday rather a fine day & evening I did my choars was at the office the most of the day & evening came home about 9 & went to bed tiard & nearly sick.”

Hiram E. Leonard Diary, May 20, 1861
“20th Monday rather a fine cool day & night. I did my choars was at the office all day & in the evening came home about 9 & went to bed about 10 tiard & nearly sick.”
