Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 19, 1935

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - October 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

1935-10-19

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

October 19, 1935

To Miss Taft

We recieved your card to-day Friday.

We have had a couple day of beautiful weather warm and sunshine. We are enjoying it very much.

Max say he took biggest of Wealthys apple up there and figured he got fleesed on them and late apples run small ever one is. Mr. Lester Jhonson took a load up to packing co. and they culled him so he will not take any more. But have the winter apples picked and is going send them up there. Morgan is not taking any cider apple for ten day.

Yes nearly ever child is out school with measles. Ronald happened to be home sick from school a day before the kid came down with them so he was not exposed and have kept him out ever since. The County Nurse was down to see me. She say I don't blame you a buy (?) She said I would keep him home an other week and ever thing will clear up by then.

Max went hunting half a day and shot a rabbit + squirrel. The old fox squirrels are quite plentiul on in the wood in pasture.

I guess that all new's.. Oh yes I guess Mrs. Lardie is staying home this winter a May Emery a sister-in-law of Mr. Emery at Harbor. Mrs. Bartlett is fixing furnace for Mrs. Lardie

Sincerely Max + Hazel

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