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Title
Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 29, 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
1929-11-29
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
Scripto
Transcription
Old Mission, Mich Nov. 29th 1929
My dear Miss. Taft:-
Received your letter yesterday.
Talk about storms its been terriable for nearly two weeks now snow every day just like Jan.
We got the hay from Homer Willobee instead of Lardie we got a little over 8 ton at $16.50 per ton it is nice hay too. Jos. wouldn't have gotten what he did but every Spring we run short There was 16,685# @ [$.825] per 100 which came to $137.54 I'll try and write a letter in a few days. Jos got the hay cheaper this way than from town must hurry as I'm going to T. City and its past 8 o'clock
Lovingly Essie