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Martha Baldwin diary,page 104

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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This page is incorrectly labeled as number 105 - the correct page number is 104. 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. and looks rather well. George lives off the main part of the place and I don’t think I would stay here for anything. October 16. A very homesick day. Father went this morning. I did feel very sad to leave him but was going to try not to let him know it and keep back my tears. He came in took a chair to sit down by me as I sat reading or pretending to read. Suddenly he turned and went out and when he came back he had been crying and tears were still on his cheek. This was too much for