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Martha Baldwin diary,page 57

Baldwin, Martha, 1840-1913

Baldwin Public Library

Baldwin, Martha, 1840-1913

Women Michigan Birmingham Biography

Birmingham (Mich.) History

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Part of Martha Baldwin's Diary, 1860-1863

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Some sections of the original diary are illegible, and these are noted in the transcription. A bracketed question mark [?] represents one illegible word. Places where whole sentences (or considerable portions thereof) were found to be illegible are noted with a bracketed ellipsis […]. Whole paragraphs found to be illegible have been noted in the following manner: [P] were at home at eleven. Cold. [?] is home, we’ve been talking politics. 31st Thursday. My pleasant visit at an end. Left with Esther and Sophia, at one, did some erends [sic] in Chicago, and bid Esther and [?] good bye at the depot. I am so thankful to [?] to whose kindness I owe this visit and to all. Twelve found us at Kal and so I had coaxed Sophia to stop. One found us here tired & cold. The girls were all here and a [?] Feb 1st Yes, back again. I do so hate to go to studying. It has stormed most provokingly all day, and all we could go out was [?] to Logic recitation. To night [?] is going home to teach. Too bad. We went down to a lecture by Proff. White – subject Cathedral builders – After that we went to the depot. […] We had a