Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 4, 1929

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 4, 1929

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

1929-04-04

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. 4th 1929

My Dear Miss. Taft:-

Since I wrote you we have had quite a change in the weather Sun. and Monday we had a blizzard and nearly froze up here. Don't think the fruit buds were far enough advanced to be injured any.

Monday was election day and we had quite a change in officers. Mr. Spruit is our Supervisor in Will Grays place. Archie Helpick road commissioner. Mr Van Gleason's took Alex Carols office. We will see how things come along now.

I wish to thank you for your trouble about the medicine and will be very glad to get it as I have that trouble every few weeks. Some times quite bad.

Your new dress is very pretty I never had any thing that I liked as well as the little dress I had of that kind of material it is all worn out now and miss it dreadfully.

Am quilting a quilt that I made of lavender and white. I think you will like it. But oh boy I am tired and my fingers are all picked to pieces have it nearly finished now. Want to make my rug yet this Spring. Oh dear I have so much planned out to do.

Joseph found a horse that will do it is one of the black ones that Fay Dohm used to have when he worked the Stutsman place she isn't old but not as gentle as Queen. All the other horses for sale about here are big heavy plugs and you wouldn't want them. Isadore Lardie owns this horse now and wants 85$ for her so if you send the check to us Jos. can go and bring her home. He spoke to Archie about hay.

Joseph says it is best to have Mr. Lardie haul the fertilizer as the roads are very poor for wagons and teams.

Miss Taft I feel very sorry about your mother some day I will have the same experience and I don't know how soon. If your mother's health was poor as most old peoples are she is far better off. We must all think the very best we can about those things. You can at least think now that her life's work is done she has raised her family and has now gone to rest. Isn't it wonderful after all?

Do you plan on going to teachers conventions this Spring?

It has been very beautiful today since the storm cleared away. The snow plows were out Tues. so as to open the roads we had no mail Monday.

I can't think of any more to write now so will go to bed as I'm dreadfully tired.

As ever with Love Essie

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