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Title
Martha Baldwin diary,page 67
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
EC01d189

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.

Em says I ought not to leave my mother this winter. It seemed so queer when I came home not to go there instead of coming to the village. 18th Went up to singing school this evening. 19th Rained all day. Sophy is here. 20th Went to church three times. 21st Mary Eva Clara and I were invited to Emily’s to day. Had a pleasant time. Was intending to go to the Lyceum. They are just organizing but rain prevented. 22 Busy. Mr. Whitney whom we


Martha Baldwin diary,page 67

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