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Martha Baldwin diary,page 106

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 107 - the correct page number is 106. 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. ride home. I wish I was with him. October 17. Am not quite so homesick as I was yesterday. Tis a beautiful day for Father to get home in. Mother and Em must have been very lonely since he has been gone. Went to church to the Baptist this morning. Did not think very highly of it. George’s home stands right on the banks of the lake and the blue waters of the Huron glisten brightly in the bright clear sunlight. This afternoon I went down to the bank