Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 1, 1920

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 1, 1920

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

1920-11-01

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

Scripto

Transcription

Old Mission Mich Nov 1st 1920

My Dear Miss Taft:-

Would you be willing to sell your fattened hogs for market price around here. There are several that have wanted some & of course I must consult you first. We would like to buy one too if you are willing to sell. You know we have to buy all of our meat & it costs a lot buying in small lots. So if you would care to sell us one we would be glad to get it.

It take so much corn for all of those hogs that I can not see where there would be enough difference in them to pay for keeping them longer than you have to. Several have mentioned about wanting to buy some of the little ones are you willing to sell & what would you want for them

Please excuse my poor stationary as Roger has made use of it all so I am obliged to use what I can find. About the time this letter is well on the way I expect I will hear from you.

How often I wish I could talk with you for half an hour. This letter writing is such a nuisance. My babies bother me so much some times it is hard for me to remember all I wanted to say.

I have had one of my old headaches for about 2 days so feel rather used up tonight.

With love, Essie Kitchen

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