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Title
Martha Baldwin diary,page 119
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
EC01d241

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.

23rd Don’t get along one bit in Trigonometry. Those problems are so hard. Reviewing in Latin. Went to Mr. (?) to a party. Tom Dick & Harry were there. 24 Recited. News that I had lost my school. Too bad. Harriet & Ezra George M Mollie & I went down to Mr. Brakman’s to eat warm sugar & had a capital good time. Got home at ten. 25th At church. Went up to Mollie’s & got […] 26 Invited to Clara’s. Gus came home. 27 Went up to Frank’s on horseback & went to Lyceum. George B called. 28 Came home & recited at eight. 29 Gus came down we went to Mr. S---- donation. Had a miserable time. 30 Went up to Gus to night. 31st Home in the morning. Mother had company. Anticipated much as I ride with Mr. B to night. But it had to rain. Provoking. Jane & Verona called.


Martha Baldwin diary,page 119

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