Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 23, 1924

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 23, 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

1924-10-23

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

My Dear Miss. Taft: - I have the other slip from Joe Perkett for the other apples which was 27 bushels so he can't help but pay you for them. And Mr. Brieden said he never saw apples sorted & put up any nicer than those were. He said nicer than they needed to be.

I intend to go to ( ) as soon as Joseph's next check comes & make a day of it. I have to pay to go up with some one or go up on the truck so don't feel as though can go very often. Nina left Charlie & took the three youngest children & the car when he came home Mon night she was gone. No one knows where. I am very sorry this ever happened.

Roger is waiting for me to finish this note so he can go to school. I felt too sick to write last night so went to bed & feel better this morning. The children received those papers & thank you many times for sending them.

Please don't worry about apples as every thing is all O.K. Am only too glad to do any thing I can to help you.

With love Essie

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