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Martha Baldwin diary,page 81

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. is visiting there and went home with Gus. Maggie Duncan is the soberest, funniest girl I ever saw. Good though but too good for poor wild me, so is Emily Fish, but Frank is the wild one just my match. To night the successful laying of the Atlantic cable is celebrated throughout the world. Now indeed we may shake hands with European nations and ________ that events are known here before they occur as to time.