Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 29, 1924

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 29, 1924

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

1924-04-29

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. Apr. 29th 1924

My Dear Miss Taft:-

Received Josephs check + your letter + was very glad to get them both.

The weather is fine + fields look fair but not green yet it has been so cold all Spring.

Mr. Allen was here for 16 meals + I will only charge you [$].25 a meal as I know how hard it is to get money that will be $4.00 I took it out of the account you had here. And will deposit $10.00 instead of $19

His bill for drilling 37 1/2 feet + furnishing 1 wood rod and 2 lengths of gas pipe 15 ft. in all came to $50.00. He says your well is sure to be all right now + no more trouble with it. He did not make me out a bill. But know you had an honest job done. Am very sorry it came so high. He told us for you to mail his check to us. In case he should be called home. On account of his wife sickness. Then we could mail it to him. His name is Charles Allen.

Mr. Helfrich has not showed up so far hope he hurrys up.

I have tried to help you as much as I could by not charging over [$].25 for meals + hope it is all right with you.

All of the Haywoods are sick now but will be better soon. Are on the gain. And Jim Lannin Has pneumonia + they don’t expect him to live. Have a trained nurse for him + paying $6.00 a day or more. All kinds of help is dreadful high. I was going to deposit 

$19.00 I intended to deposit this
+  3.73 from account that was on hand
$22.73  Cash on hand in all
-   4.00  for 16 meals at [$].25 each
$18.73 left on hand April 29th 1924
-   2.73 will keep out for expenses
$16.00 will deposit in T. City this week.

Hope this will prove satisfactory to you. I am Your’s

Essie Kitchen

P.S. have not bought carrot seed yet.

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