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Martha Baldwin diary,page 74

Baldwin, Martha, 1840-1913

Baldwin Public Library

Baldwin, Martha, 1840-1913

Women Michigan Birmingham Biography

Birmingham (Mich.) History

EC01b074

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] 12th Went down town to night but no letter. About eight to night who should come in but Stella & Alice all blocked up. Such looking [?] I don’t know why but it seems as though I could not wait for this week to be out. Must read my Literature & to bed for I’ve lots of Latin for morning. 14th A very good day. Proff [?] was in to Latin. Read my [?] We did not work in Literature, but Proff read to us. In C.S. did very well. Had a chat with Mollie who described the meeting of Loo and her brother, then on my way home saw Alice & Stella. O such a time about that Picture. 15 Had a very good time to day, and to night Stella & I went to the last lecture of the course, Mr Giles the subject wit & humor of the Irish. Twas good. A letter from home tis very sickly there. Stella & I had a delightful walk home encontered [sic] everybody.