Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - December 28, 1920

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - December 28, 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

1920-12-28

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 Dec. 28th 1920

My Dear Miss Taft:-

I received your dear letter tonight & you don't know how glad I was to hear from you.

How thankful I am to know that Mrs. Stutsman has the education to help her self with. And to be at school will give her mind something else to think of instead of her troubles. I hope the nuts and beans were all right we put several quarts of nice navy beans in the box also. I thought it would save buying at high priced stores.

We have been very well so far & hope we keep on. For it is awful to be sick so far from a doctor. But we must not think of getting sick.

Has Mrs. Stutsman any large crocks that you think she would be willing to loan me. I would be very careful of them so as not to crack or break them. It certainly is a chore to take care of pork but will pay in the end.

I don't go to town very often but some times find it necessary but when I do go I have scores of things to do.

I had all of my dental work did before cold weather but do not feel as though it was did as it oughto have been for one tooth is very sensitive yet & feels as though it would like to ache. It is one of the Mollars. It has a gold crown on but I guess it will not help much. Will tell you about the hay in my next letter.

There are about 100 bu. of corn left in the crib.

We are having very cold weather & oh! so much snow we did not get any mail for 2 days so you have some idea of our little Spring here.

Well my dear I have another letter to write yet & it is past my bed time now So will try to write more next time.

With love to you And wishing you a Happy-New Year, I am Your's Essie K.

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