Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 23, 1927

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 23, 1927

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

1927-10-23

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

Old Mission, Mich Oct. 23rd 1927

My Dear Miss Taft: - I enjoyed your last letter so much & was very glad to hear from you. Hazel says thank you for the lace for dollie.

Jos. got 3 cats from Eimans & has them closed up in the barn to see if they can clear out some of the nasty mice.

The weather is beautiful now & Jos. is busy every minute taking care of corn. Have hard frosts nearly every night now.

Mr. Courtade says Edward Wunsch struck him. It was the other way around. The trial will come off in the next term of court.

The little cow came in heat again the 18th & Jos. took her back. I can't under stand why it is. If it isn't all right this time Jos. will take her to Gove's. You see she skipped from the 17th day of Aug. until this late day. She is well & feels fine. All the stock is fat & nice from nice pasture. They are all put in the barn every night as it is far too cold for them outside.

Will close with love Essie.

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