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Title
Martha Baldwin diary,page 153
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
EC01c154

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

Type
text, image

Format
tiff

Description
This page is incorrectly labeled as number 154 - the correct page number is 153. 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. to write a letter in Francais. It was so stormy I did not go to Sabbath School. February 7. I did feel blue this morning. I hate to go down in the stage. So bad it is. Such a long dreary road. There are people going down every day and I do not think it would hurt George to look around and get me a chance to go down. But that would not bring the cash and it is all self. This afternoon I _____ a while in the _____ of _________ house, then went uptown for I suppose the last time. Called on Phebe and bid her good-bye. Came along and stopped to see _____ and at Frances. Say what she may, if they are

Martha Baldwin diary,page 153

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