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Martha Baldwin diary,page 10

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, 1858-1859

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The following is taken from a transcription of Martha Baldwin’s diary (1858-1859). Illegible sections of the original text are noted as follows: ______. A parenthetical question mark (?) follows words in the original text that were not completely legible but were still transcribed. deserted by her chosen one, Marshal had followed his sister to the land of _______. Mr. C. and Hattie were in India and I was with the Senator in New York, after the one false report that after flirting a lifetime had married Billing (?). Our colloquy did not go off very well. It was not well learned. Mr. C. made some remarks to the audience. On the subject of education as the student which was evident and then addressed a few words to the scholars, requested that those who had him, his scholars, would come over that he might take them once more by the hand and did them God speed. When he