Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - March 15, 1925

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - March 15, 1925

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

1925-03-15

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. Mar.15th 1925

My dear Miss taft:- Well our snow all went away but more came in its place. There is no sleighing as the cars cut the road all up.

Mr.Haywood is better again but they still talk of leaving & in a way I hope they do. For I know their children will have the chance to have Doctor's & nurses take care of them.

Joseph's dear mother passed away a week ago tonight & I never saw such dreadful suffering. Marian & I worked over her until she left us. She had had one of her stomach spells & it was the worst one I ever remember her having. Her liver refused to work & nothing could leave her stomach & her bowel would not move. Of course that put her in dreadful pain. Dr. Ky[e or a]lka & Dr. Thirelby both worked over her but to no avail. I should have answed your letter sooner but felt to nervous to do much of anything.

The corn stalks came to $5.00 so I will add it to your account. We would sell a few more if we thot' there would be plenty left. A person don't know how late the Spring will be in coming. There is thick ice all over the bay yet. So you see we don't have very warm weather which is a very good fault to find.

Ernest's folks are coming back in the Spring. Or before long now. I kind of dread it. But must make the best of every thing that happens.

There was no pumpkin seeds saved as the cows will not eat them. Most all the pumpkins spoiled & we had to throw them down in the swamp. They were crazy over the big Tom kind. But refuse to eat the variety we raised last year. Joseph said there was no use in planting any more of these to waste.

We have not seen Mr. Hunter so don't know just when he will start to work. But it is too cold now to have the animals out of doors very long at a time.

Thanks many times for the pictures I will send them on to Mrs. Stutsman. Every thing sure was a sad sight there. I think it was 3 years ago we had an ice storm here. Around frankfort the fruit trees were smashed flat. gut we we fortunate to escape it here. There was thick ice all over everything but the weather happened to be still & the sun melted the ice in a few days.

Am sending you another clipping from the press. You may get the same from R. E. but will send it anyway.

Wish you could drop in to-morrow & we could have a nice friendly chat.

I can't think of anything more to write so will say good night. Hope you stay well.

With love Essie K.

$1.15 on hand $3.00 from Harness returned $5.00 for corn stalks sold to Mr. Chase

$9.15 on hand Mar. 15th 1925

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