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Martha Baldwin diary,page 136

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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This page is incorrectly labeled as number 137 - the correct page number is 136. 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. this Christmas Eve. This afternoon a few minutes past three I suppose Gus arrived at Birmingham and is now at home. Oh how I wish I was with that loved group gathered around the fireside at home. When I came here I thought I should be there now and more than _____ that, I thought I could not stay away. I have wished to get some acquainted so that I could have some society here but it seems that is not to be. I went to Lyceum tonight. They had an excellent debate.