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Title
Martha Baldwin diary,page 122
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
EC01c122

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

Type
text, image

Format
tiff

Description
This page is incorrectly labeled as number 123 - the correct page number is 122. 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. November 15. The same old sixpence. November 16. Got a letter from Mary Ann and have written home, one new scholar. November 17. The same. November 18. Received letters from Ada Webster(?) better late than never and from Eliza Whitney and home and sad news too. When we all met at Mr. Posts I knew that in all probability we should never all meet again but did not think the cold hand of death would so soon claim one of our merry band. That in the snows of winter had fallen one would be borne to her long last home and that Sarah Stine(?) would be that one but it’s

Martha Baldwin diary,page 122

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