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Martha Baldwin diary,page 59

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, 1858-1859

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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. July 29. Came home this morning and have been very busy. The carpenters have at last come and I hope the long contemplated work will be completed. To night I have been ______ my vines till I came up to study and write. I have just commenced reading Milton and Young. In the ______ on “Time, Death and Friendship” how common yet how beautiful are his ideas. The following on Time is a beautiful version of the maxim “Time waits for no man” and why since time was given for use not waste.