TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 139
CreatorBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913
InstitutionBaldwin Public Library
SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913
SubjectWomen Michigan Birmingham Biography
SubjectBirmingham (Mich.) History
Item NumberEC01c140
RelationPart of Martha Baldwin's Diary, 1858-1859
Type
text, image
Formattiff
DescriptionThis page is incorrectly labeled as number 140 - the correct page number is 139. 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. December 31. Tis the last day of the old year. I have taught all day. Taken my French lessons and been to Lyceum this evening.
Tonight I received a letter from Emily Tripp containing the awful news that Mrs. Hill had attempted to hang herself.
I can not put it out of my mind what could have been the cause.
I also received letters from home.
God in his infinite way has spared the loved ones their health and strength. They are very lonely without me and I wish I was still there. How _______ I, and how little