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Title
Martha Baldwin diary,page 73
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
EC01c073

Relation
Part of Martha Baldwin's Diary, 1858-1859

Type
text, image

Format
tiff

Description
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. August 17. Gus came down and we have been trying to decide whether to have our hair cut or not. August 18. Gus came down to Macks this morning and I went over and Em acted the part of barber. Mine was so uneven that I wanted it off and was heartily glad of it. This afternoon I went to the village went to Mr. Youngs then we stirred up the young people and went to Mr. Fishes to a literary. We called on Mrs. ______ and Miss _______ &

Martha Baldwin diary,page 73

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