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Title
Martha Baldwin diary,page 141
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
EC01c142

Relation
Part of Martha Baldwin's Diary, 1858-1859

Type
text, image

Format
tiff

Description
Text on page: This page is incorrectly labeled as number 142 - the correct page number is 141. 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. the love they bear me. Good night to the old year. Farewell. Gus is home spending her vacation. A year ago tonight I was not alone in my room thinking of the past but was with my friends and schoolmates at Gus spending the happy hours, and two years ago was there with our neighbors. But never more. Good night. January 1. What a New Year. Making shows and listening to a ________ blow. Oh how I hope the whole year will not pass with as little pleasure and improvement

Martha Baldwin diary,page 141

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