Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 21, 1924

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 21, 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

1924-05-21

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

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Transcription

Old Mission, Mich May 21st 1924

My Dear Miss. Taft: -

I must beg your pardon for not writing sooner but have been very busy.

Have most of my garden planted now but guess it will never come up. Have had two very hard frosts but hope fruit is not injured. sweet cherries have not been in full bloom yet. Every thing is a month late. Joseph could not get the ground cleaned up because he had so much to do + it has rained for 4 and 5 days at a stretch. he has the corn planted at Stutsmans place. He is sorry but thought perhaps he could squeeze the time out for to clean that land up. The snow went late + now rotten weather. Not even lilacs in bloom yet or no leaves on the trees. My asparagus froze flat Mon. night. + rained last night.

Gertrude + Freeman are a little better. But Freeman is not out of danger + Gertrude expects another baby in the fall. I don’t know how she can pull through it after this dreadful sickness. She will be in the hospital for some time yet. I have their 10 year old boy with me he came from the hospital Mon. P.M. Ikey Haywoods son is very [B????t???] hope I hear he is better this morning. That is Ikes oldest boy.

We are all well so far + pray we will remain so.

Sold Mr. Cooper 20 bu of corn + will keep the money here until you return here again.

Must hurry as I must leave for T.C. in an hour + haven’t one thing started so far. I am so busy I hardly find time to eat my meals any more. Hope you stay well I am Your’s Essie K.

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