Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 9, 1936

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 9, 1936

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

1936-04-09

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

I guess we are never going to get spring It has snowed nearly ever day this week. Max finally has big tree's stump up in the cherry orchard burn. He had to turn them so often to keep them burning. He did come home at nite till 9 oloak.

what next I think Ronald has chicken pox. I alway tried to get a big barrel for my tin can [l???] seem there were so many use for them other ways So I never stood a chance. yeh. your garden seed came ok. and was here about three day before your letter. and all seed you order.

Tony has spray pump apart know.

I went down yesterday and took peep at Mary Kitchen use to be. children. she has two boy's. you can see she does not sew for them.

Gossip. Dorothy Griffin had baby this winter and is not married. and they thrw Jane Griffin out of High school. she is expecting in a couple of months mrs Dudley Griffin has been in county Hospital three month's and she not coming back. she ordered her cloths. and wen't to her sister

Max went to Tom Shane for manure, But he sell his by year to Ralph McClusky. and doesn't seem to be able to locate any. yet.

There seem to be quite a lot moveing this spring Mr Will Marshall. has a new team.

I guess that all new's this time

Sincerly Max + Hazel + Sonny.

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