Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - December 20, 1932

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - December 20, 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

1932-12-20

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

Tuesday nite

To Miss Taft

Are winter has came at last with a steady storm.

No Max diden't get to finish the plowing It started snow the very next day. But he was wishing he could finish it We will have to have the snow plow come down and visit us before we would be able to get out with the car.

Here the thing that were bought with $195

[$].5 came from the lumber dollar. Batteries [$].75 for engine. Bert Haywood [$].50 for building corn stack. 2 gallon gas for engine for cutting corn stalks [$].40 for twine for corn husking.

Mrs Ida Lardie wanted to be remembered to you Max & I went up after Mother Filmore up there She stayed with us three day. Thay made over Ronald. Thay said that thay never see a child that resembled his dad so much.

I have Ronald a snow suit nearly completed I made it out of a chincilla coat that was give to me by my sister had zipper gave to me to off a shirt & and pattern I borrowed my only expense is the ankles & ristlets that are knit. Thay say montgomery & ward has them all ready knit I hope so.

I am think of wash to-morrow have been waiting on weather. I will have to hang all my cloth up stairs.

I guess that all the news

Sincerely,

Max & Family

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