Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - February 16, 1931

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - February 16, 1931

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

1931-02-16

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. Feb. 16th 1931

My dear Miss. Taft:-

I read your letter to Joseph and he says there isn't much use in trying to repair the old harness. He has mended it the best he could and will try to make it last until you get back in the Spring. Altho' he will need a new bridle for another horse. Archie Helfrich has those two horses for sale of course they will come pretty high. One of them is the little horse that H. Christopher used to drive past our place with before he died it is 14 years old but nothing extra the other is a colt. Jos. will look after them as soon as he can. Archie holds the colt high.

There is no need of your buying manure as Jos. has the Hooper orchard all manured and all but 5 rows in the large orchard. He says there will be enough for all of them.

I would be very glad of the carpet rags and there is lots of water in Miss Tafts well so I'll be glad to wash them. I will pay the postage too. When we get thru with our clothes there isn't enough left for rug rags. I need several small rugs so would be glad to get them. It's kind of you to offer them to me.

I'm in a play the Ladies Aid is going to put on at the church in about two weeks so suppose it will take lots of my time as we practice three times a week.

I still have my black crepe to make am sorry your blue dress isn't done yet. I must go to bed as I did a two weeks washing I simply couldn't do it last week as my old trouble returned much worse than ever.

Must retire for tonight hope you keep well.

With love Essie K.

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