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Martha Baldwin diary,page 71

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. August 14. I have been down to the village this evening. Saw Billie who told me Jessie was sick. Poor girl I went to see her. God’s ways are indeed mysterious. We know what a day or an hour may bring forth. She so strong and healthy was the last one we thought upon whom the hand of disease should be laid.