Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - February 21, 1921

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - February 21, 1921

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

1921-02-21

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 Feb 21st, 1921

Dear Miss Taft,

I was glad to hear that you recieved the letter I sent to you. I felt so miserable I could not walk to the post office with it so I left it at Waits drug store & Mr. Gray posted it for me. I will not mention what the trouble was in the letter for I don't tell my nearest neighbors some times when I have my poor days. When you are here I tell you & Mrs. S. & that is enough. I always look the same so no one ever knows.

Do you wish to sell those 2 hogs left for market price or what will we do. If prices are up out side they are about the same here. I inquired when in T.C. and they were paying .06 cents & .07 cents on foot then & have not payed any more since holidays. Of course the price may look better later on. It is a puzzle what to do. A Mr. Christopher was here today & looked at that older pig & said he would pay 10.00 for it & I told Joseph to ask you first. If it was ours we would know what to do.

We are having a few cold days now but hard to tell how long it will last.

I owe Mrs. Stutsman a letter but can't seem to find time to write. I have considerable Spring sewing to do for my little one's yet just plain clothes. That is about all I find time to make. I am going to make Hazel some crepe Romepers for Summer to se if ironing can be cut down a little.

Dear how I would love to sit down with you for a few hours visit. It is bed time & both babies are sound asleep so I think I will soon follow them.

Your's Essie K

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