Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 18, 1934

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 18, 1934

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

1934-10-18

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

To Miss Taft

Yes are weather is beutiful. If it would only last. But one can not expect it to.

Ronald has been very sick I took him to the Dr twice last week. He say he has Bronical asthema I don't know if that spelled right or not. The first I took him he said that he could get hardly any air into his lungs. This was the hardest spell he ever had. I am going to have his tonsils as soon as he quit coughting

My paper is not on yet. But expect to this week.

The dilecious apple were falling so we picked them 4 bushel

I got the money from Willobie $4.00 for all. Max say he understood you to $1.00 per hundred for wealthys. But he said he has only paid $0.80 per hundred this year. So am holding the money to see what you say. He say he will pay the balance if that what he said to you

Max started to fix plaster here in dining room and got .50 worth and went to take off plaster that was loose and he just touch it and it loosened up nearly half way across room by chimney hole. Max its wonder we did get tunk on head with some other time. so bought 35 pd more.

Ronald is to have his tonsil out Thursday of this week. He is going to Hospital. I am terrible worried till its over.

I guess that all the new's.

Sincerly

Max & Hazel

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