TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 46 Date1859-09-24 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Descriptiondinner. Was sorry Gus & L did not come for the last decent visit. Soph and Frank came had a good v... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 47 Date1859-09-25 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 DescriptionThey say the next thing is to get me off to school.
If they are going to B (I hope they will not) b... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 48 Date1859-09-27 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 DescriptionThis morn about half past eight o clock we started. Found Frank waiting at the village. Had a plea... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 49 Date1859-09-27 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Descriptionstately tree to wait the coming up of our party. Gus and Hoyt rode mostly together generally keepin... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 50 Date1859-09-29 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Description29th Somewhat (?) but this afternoon I did manage to go down to Mr. Davenports & discharge my oblig... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 51 Date1859-10-03 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Description3rd This afternoon I rode down to the village to see Gus off. Lizzie rode down too. I called at Mr... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 52 Date1859-10-04 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 DescriptionAs I stood upon the porch to night in the bright moon light memory brought back the friends I had th... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 53 Date1859-10-05 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Description5th To day Lizzie and I went to Pontiac. Started about eleven got there at noon. All are flourish... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 54 Date1859-10-07 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Description7th Cold and gloomy. Mother & Father went to Uncle Franks & came home in the rain.
8th Rainy and ... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 55 Date1859-10-11 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Description11th Went this afternoon to have Lizzie show me to knit (?) (?).
12th Lizzie came down and showed... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 56 Date1859-10-14 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Descriptionchief attraction. O if I could only have such a horse as one of the ladies rode.
Came back tired e... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 57 Date1859-10-17 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Description17th Dull & rainy.
18th Emily Davis and Clara came about ten this morning stayed till after dinne... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 58 Date1859-10-21 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Description21st To day Lizzie and I went over to Mr. Judds, called at Rolls and got home at half past six. It... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 59 Date1859-10-26 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 DescriptionWe expected them home but the storm probably prevented.
27th They came to day about noon.
28th We ... View Details
Titlepage 60Martha Baldwin diary, Date1859-10-30 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 DescriptionOften have I followed those paths and need to say that I am sad to leave. O I love the grand old wo... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 61 Date1859-11-04 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Description4th Came down to day and stayed all night. Father stayed too. This evening went up to singing scho... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 62 Date1859-11-05 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Descriptionlong talked of Orchard Lake. Mr. M’s house is on banks of Pine Lake beautifully situated, bu... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 63 Date1859-11-05 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Descriptionand came to B which I suppose I must here after call home but it never will seem so to me. Father a... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 64 Date1859-11-10 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Description10th Sewing and busy.
11th To night went up to singing school but there is no one there to have a t... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 65 Date1859-11-14 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Description14th Cold. Cold. Busy as I could be I am studying arithmetic and have to day studied out circulat... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 66 Date1859-11-17 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Description17 I believe Mrs. Whiting has about concluded to take Eva and to leave Willy. Perhaps it is best.
... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 67 Date1859-11-17 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 DescriptionEm says I ought not to leave my mother this winter. It seemed so queer when I came home not to go t... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 68 Date1859-11-22 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Descriptionused to know was buried to day. He leaves a wife and two little children in the cold world.
23rd B... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 69 Date1859-11-24 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Descriptiontable spread with plenteous store with our neighbors Mr. and Mrs. B.
25th Stormy. To day Aunty and... View Details
TitleMartha Baldwin diary,page 70 Date1859-11-28 SubjectBaldwin, Martha, 1840-1913 Description28th Mary commenced going to school this morning.
To night Emily and I went to Lyceum. Question ... View Details
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