Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 27, 1914

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 27, 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

1914-11-27

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. Miss Taft- The tar paper is on all but the porches I got harness oil and bolts at the Mission and some vaseline and Camphor and a tie rope for Dick his leg got worse again and cracked open but is getting a little better now. I got the tree bolted. Mr. Lardie hasnt even mentioned the rat poison yet. I got the salt from Stutsmans I am cutting wood and working on the telephone line. I fixed the kitchen chimney as good as I could fix it and the other one is all right. It stormed about a week so I couldn't do much but the snow is about all gone now and it is quite warm again. Mr Stutsman and I went to town Monday with sleighs I understand what you mean about the logs but have no saw to cut them with. The first tree has two logs in and and the one broke off up so high has one crooked log in it and the others haven't any logs in them. What is the other can of stuff that came with the tar paper and what is it for I don't mean the stuff to put on the paper but the other can that came at the same time We are all better and hope this finds you well. Ralph Kitchen

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