Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - January 19, 1935

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - January 19, 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

1935-01-19

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

January 19, 1935

To Miss Taft

We recieved your letter clearing things up.

We have had a high wind and lots of snow blowing around. We are on able to reach Main road right know with car. But hopeing to be out in a day or so. Went to town yesterday and got Grocerys and medicine so will be all right.

Ronald is on gain and full of life and eating pretty good.

Yes we children at home was always taught to be honest. Max said when first seen the check you had most likely sent on the Jacksonville bank and forgot. Yes it dead loss to us. We were reminded of it other day as Max had buy a new driver license a little over a year on account of loseing the other which does not expire for three. Could not get a dupericote (?) of it as it lost. Mr. Vincil Kaues died to-nite at Munson Hospital.

Max say to ask you if you are going to buy manure if he can find some.

Mr. Henry Fox bought a carload of lime. He paid $3.00 ton. Some men are talking going into gether ordering a carload together.

Max is cutting wood. They are going to put a dray saw on big stuff Monday. I am seeing quite lot of logging I never seen before.

Mr. and Mrs. Eleware Crampton is about ready move into there new house. Have a drove well and he is going put light himself.

Richard Zang is married and home. I am invited to a shower for him + wife. I guess that all the news.

Sincerely Max + Family

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