Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - January 2, 1935

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - January 2, 1935

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

1935-01-02

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

January 2, 1935

To Miss Taft

I am sorry But Max lost your letter of last week some way in getting’s mailed. So was not able to write an other till know.

Ronald has been very sick there was no Xmas for him and we had not had any sleep to speak of for three Nite. I had him to Dr twice the week of Xmas and is takeing 2 kind of medicine a day. And on a strick diet. He go so weak it was a big job for him to walk. The Dr says he is just very much run down. And could not resist catching cold every time he went out which weakened him very much. He feeling some what better. But I have to watch him very careful and it a job getting him to eat what good for him which one thing is livere (?)

His teeth has to be brushed three time a day on account of medicine he’s taking iron I imagine is in it that dicolore the teeth.

Yes the door has been on for a month and storm window to. Yes we had a very cold snap after Xmas But only lasted 2 days We have quite a little snow. But no bad.

In the other letter Max took the cow to Mr. Lou Zoulek and he had killed his animal. So Max says refund the money. So Mr. Lou Zoulek say he must have half .75 for his trouble. He say you can bring and other cow there for service as his animal will be ready in spring for service. So Max say I’ll tell Miss Taft. So on he travels clear to Archie Helfrich..

Ronald is enjoying his desk. I could not get it here in town so sent to the factory for it and came the Monday before Xmas and thanking very much

I fully intended a package to go to Jacksonville this year. But Dr. and Drugs store got it all.

The cow + calf + Horses are fine.

Yes,I received the card saying it coming The Ladies Home journal. Thank you very much. We received thru mail a very nice pitcure of Alberta and just like her. Ronald to possion of it right away saying that was his Alberta. And anyone that come in house he goes and get and show them saying that is his Alberta.

I guess that all the news Sincerely Max + Hazel + Ronald

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