Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 30, 1914

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 30, 1914

Subject

Old Mission Peninsula (Mich.)
Agriculture
Farmers
Crops and climate

Description

Carolyn Gay Taft (1873-1952), was the owner of a small cherry farm on Old Mission Peninsula in the early 1900’s. While she spent her summers on the Peninsula, her primary job as a teacher at the Illinois State School for the Deaf required hired hands to run the farm in her absence. These farmers, and their families, lived on the farm and sent frequent written reports to Ms. Taft. Most letters are written by the farmer’s wives, and provide a record of both agricultural and social history.

Creator

Ralph Kitchen, Joseph Kitchen, Essie Kitchen, Max Gilmore, Hazel Gilmore

Source

Collection donated to Peninsula Community Library by the surviving members of the Taft family.

Publisher

Peninsula Community Library

Date

1914-09-30

Contributor

Mary T Morgan

Rights

This document is protected by copyright law. Contact the Peninsula Community Library for permission to reproduce, display, or transmit this document.

Relation

None

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

LHC 010

Coverage

Traverse City, Peninsula Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan

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Transcription

Old Mission, Mich. Sept. 30, 1914 Miss Taft- I got your letter yesterday. I got the potatoes all dug and there is 17 bu. in all I took 14 bu. to Miss Morse and 1 bu. to Cleary's and 2 bu. left for seed. The corn is all cut but the late corn there are 98 shocks in the first field and I havn't counted the others yet. I started to pick the Maidens Blush apples and Mrs. Stutsman stoped me. Your freight came and I gave Mrs. Stutsman the bill of it. Mrs. Stutsman has the bill of what I got to town and the rest of the money. both covered bins are full of oats and have been ever since the next day after you left. They have been working on the road and the two rods are all on your land. The corn crib roof is flat ready for the paper. No I didn't take any more potatoes as I didn't think you had enough to fill your orders. The horses are allright. Ralph.

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