Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 4, 1932

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 4, 1932

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

1933-10-04

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

Scripto

Transcription

Oct. 4, 1933

Dear Miss Taft

As it is raining and no day to wash will try and tell you the new's.

Max is husking corn know. was sick with grippe & heavy cold. was in bed four day's.

Max got ninty-five cents worth of lumber. But dident you's it all on shed made a corn horse to husk corn with.

The weather has been nice right up till this week. had a couple heavy frost.

Are address know is Traverse City Mich R.#1. We get are mail about. 4 ocloak. Ever one is kind feel's edge was about it. And he snapping them up all ready. about names on boxes. The Shaws family are leaving Mr Stevens and are moving on Finley Hammond farm. R#4.

Max brought out some sack to pick up cider apple. Don't know how many there going to be. from Morgan Co.

Jhon Kroupa diden't go aftere oats. But. Harry Zang. was going but havent seen him home. yet.

I guess that all the news I can think of this time.

Sincerely,

Max & Family

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