Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 12, 1933

2020.1.276 04121933.pdf

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 12, 1933

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

1933-04-12

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

To Miss Taft

We were sorry to have taken the bread out of your mouth. But where you have a youngester you have to see that he is warm & not Hungry.

We feel real rich know the cow has been in about two weeks with a very large bull calf. we are vealing [?] the calf for are selve's to-eat.

I did not get to ans your letter last week. as I have had an other attach of guincy I was in bed five day's. So am pretty shakey yet. It broke on both side again. We have to very big pond both side of us. The pond in the swamp down here came clear up to were I had my chickens park.[?] up about the fence post and all. and the one down by the other road came cleare up to the wood. and are going down very slow. Mr Kitchen say the most water that ever been in here.

I will ans your question on a seperate sheet so as not to get them mixed up with new's

yes the bank has cashed the check at last.

yes O.M. has there post office yet thay are trying it a while to see if it pay. If not thay will take it our. The marigold man is Mr Jhon Osloud son in-law.

I hope this letter can be read with any trouble. my hand is none to steady yet.

oh yes are pond by house give up quite a lot of amusement. there 2 muskrat that swims around in it.

Max churned 5 pd of butter last Friday the first churning. beside the calf get some new milk.

I guess that all the news. Sincerly Max & Family

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