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Title
Martha Baldwin diary,page 75
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
EC01d197

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.

Mrs. Goodel has returned and was there. I am not at all well and shall not go to church this evening. 13 At Lyceum this evening and joined. My cold very bad. 14 This afternoon I went down to visit the district school with Em Davis. It is very large but well managed and I like it much. 15th To night Father Mother went to a concert The Bakers Uncle Frank’s people have been down. Sophia stayed Mary spent the evening from home. I had not any lessons and stayed at home with Willy.


Martha Baldwin diary,page 75

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