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Martha Baldwin diary,page 63

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, 1860-1863

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Some sections of the original diary are illegible, and these are noted in the transcription. A bracketed question mark [?] represents one illegible word. Places where whole sentences (or considerable portions thereof) were found to be illegible are noted with a bracketed ellipsis […]. Whole paragraphs found to be illegible have been noted in the following manner: [P] 16th Our sleighing is all going now. Down to church, [?] McC_____ people are here, I down stairs writing. Lucy is sick & lying in my lap, so journal excuse my writing. 11 Rainy & thawing our snow all gone. A very good day in school. To night Latin & an abstract of Rhetoric. I have written till I can’t move my hands [?] 12 Down town to night & so sleepy. A letter from Elija Whitny. O Loo wants me to go down to a reading circle at their house. Won’t it be grand! 13. Down town to night & have learned Latin & [?] in part. 14th Busy as ever. 15 They read compositions to day. Did not get home till five, and then we had a meeting of our society, very pleasant. A debate & all went off nicely. Studied till eleven. Letters from home & from [?]