Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 26, 1933

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - September 26, 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

1933-09-26

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

I forgot quite few things in my last letter So will drop a line again.

We are getting quite a lot of rain. Ronald and I have been sick with cold. and I am seeing end of canning. I have bushel of grapes yet 1/2 bushel quince.

Mr Zang came with the oats 50. bushel. Mr Iadone [?] Lardie would like to know if you are getting his letters.

Max was going pick up cider apples but Morgan is only paying 10. per houndred. So thought wanted pick them a keep them awhile.

Max is going with Tom Richards to-day to look at a team. Tom has bought a new pair. There been a man here twice to look at Queen. he want to buy her to raise colt's He will give $25.00 for her.

Max say's the oats are .55[$] per bushel and clean and good oats for this year.

We last one of our neighbor Mr & Mrs Ernest Kitchen he moved to Ashmore house. by Burton's. Henry Kitchen has moved to warner [?] place.

Mr Micham is moving to the log house.

I guess that all the new's I forgot.

Sincerly Max & Family

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