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Title
Martha Baldwin diary,page 59
Creator
Baldwin, Martha, 1840-1913

Institution
Baldwin Public Library

Subject
Baldwin, Martha, 1840-1913

Subject
Women Michigan Birmingham Biography

Subject
Birmingham (Mich.) History

Item Number
EC01d181

Relation
Part of Martha Baldwin's Diary, 1859-1860

Type
text, image

Format
tiff

Description
The following is a transcription of Martha Baldwin's diary, 1859-1860. Question marks inclosed in parentheses represent words in the original diary that were illegible. Elipses are used to indicate larger portions of the text found to be illegible.

We expected them home but the storm probably prevented. 27th They came to day about noon. 28th We went down this afternoon and put down two carpets. 29th Went down again this afternoon. Aunty, Eva Willy came out on the ears. 30 I have not felt at all good to day. So many things are done just for the sake of making things unpleasant. I took a long walk alone in the woods to day gathering moss. It was my last I suppose. I have been covering frames with moss.


Martha Baldwin diary,page 59

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