Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 27, 1936

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 27, 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

1936-05-27

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

To Miss Taft.

was Ronald tickled to get paper's again. Thanking you very much. He has all paper you have send him. and some day he will go at it look them all over.

He had a very nice lettere from alberta. this week. He tell ever one he had letter from his girl friend.

Max say he a great help in driving team to spray. Bell when she start like to pull to right.

Max is putting on second spray know. Corn all in. sweet corn to. garden up. hopeing cut worms dont take it all. thay are thick.

Suprise cow is not fresh yet But expect her any time.

(News) Miss Hazel Kitchen is to be married in June. I am invited to shower for her this week at Mrs Ray [Hoop?re]. The Bridegroom home. is Trowbridge of Northport I ask one woman what Essie though of that she says I dont what she thinks. But she going a lot of crying. over

Rodjer Kitchen is working for Henry Kitchen. is spring.

Mrs Dudley Griffin is home after staying four month at County Hospital. she is smaller then Mrs [Nan??y] Griffin.

Max is going to drill in carrots + beets this week Max has been thrw orchard four times. and Mr Henry Kitchen has not been thrw once yet.

I guess that all the news.

Sincerly. Max + Hazel + Sonny

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