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Title
Martha Baldwin diary,page 54
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
EC01d176

Relation
Part of Martha Baldwin's Diary, 1859-1860

Type
text, image

Format
tiff

Description
The following is a transcription of Martha Baldwin's diary, 1859-1860. Question marks inclosed in parentheses represent words in the original diary that were illegible. Elipses are used to indicate larger portions of the text found to be illegible.

7th Cold and gloomy. Mother & Father went to Uncle Franks & came home in the rain. 8th Rainy and dark. O how I do wish we knew where we are to live and where I am to go to school. But I can not tell. I can not give up going to Ohio. 9th Did not go to church though it has been a beautiful day spent some portion of it basting. Lillie nad Eva and I took a walk into the woods. 10th This afternoon went for Lizzie to go to the village with me. She went part way bare back. Em has come & the baby. Saw Em Davis & Mary (?) at the village.


Martha Baldwin diary,page 54

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