Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 8, 1929

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 8, 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

1929-09-08

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. Sept. 8th 1929

My dear Miss. Taft:-

You will think it queer to hear from me so soon but today is Sunday and I have thought about you nearly all the time so will drop you a few lines. We got very little rain Thurs. not enough to do any good so its just as dry as ever here but a little cooler than it was.

Thursday I was taken sick with chills and fever and a dreadfully sore throat didn't get about until Sat morning. Wed eve I didn't feel well but got thru some how. I'm better again but still have sore throat yet

Joseph sent the 1st load of cider apples into Morgan's yesterday and there wasn't any peelers in that lot he took every thing clean so little was left on the ground. But all they are paying is ($).25 per 100# I don't know if we will pick ours or not its hardly worth while at that price.

Your corn will soon be ready to cut isn't that nice? I was afraid it wouldn't ripen.

By the way there was a man here to look at your farm Thursday right after you left. We gave him your address so expect you will hear from him or have heard by now. If he should manage to buy or make plans to we would be very glad to hear about it as soon as you know.

Hope you had a safe trip and are not too tired to start your hard grind. If you are here another summer I hope we can see more of each other or you won't have so much traveling at least.

We may look at truck as well as a car but guess we had better wait until we see how things come along. 4,950# is what this load of apples weighed. Will send you the rest as soon as it is all done.

You will find an account on other side of this.

Lovingly, Essie

$0.65 for salt 

0.20 file
0.68 Laundry
2.00 paid Christophers for T. labor
0.76 for kerosene
2.10 for 7 suppers @$0.30 each
6.39

Weigh bill 4,950 @ $0.25 per 100#

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