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Martha Baldwin diary,page 30

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, 1860-1863

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Some sections of the original diary are illegible, and these are noted in the transcription. A bracketed question mark [?] represents one illegible word. Places where whole sentences (or considerable portions thereof) were found to be illegible are noted with a bracketed ellipsis […]. Whole paragraphs found to be illegible have been noted in the following manner: [P] His selections were from Shakespeare, and from Hand; the [“] song of the shirt” and the Infant Son; from Skots Marimon from Tenison [sic] the Charge of the Light Brigade and the last was the [...] which was well read. Logic is logic that’s [sic] I say. Had the pleasure of sitting up till most three. Dec 5th This evening I went with Stella Bayard Goyles the lecturer his subject Moscow. I was somewhat disappointed for I had heard so much of it I suspected something extra. He is a fine looking man and pleasant speaker. Had a letter from Mollie such a good one too. Up till one Dec 7 Friday Last night I was up late as we have commenced [?] in Latin and it is all advance [sic] to me 125 lines is no trifle. But I did it &