Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 8, 1937

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 8, 1937

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

1937-04-08

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

It looks like to-day we are haveing a little spring weather.

Make's you feel urge of spring cleaning. I am sorry to tell you but house has settled more this spring.

Max has the manure hauled by. Bill Dohm truck at $1.25 per ton. inclose weight for same. To Mr Francis Yon. City #4. Max say to send Mr Yon back the weight bill.

Ronald is very well again with and other scar added to the other three on his forehead.

I am just up from and attack of quinsy. which I have not had for four year's since the last water lakes we had. I am pretty shakey yet. had very hard attack. My legs ache so that Max think it from house settling more.

Suprise isent fresh yet. but most any time. Daisy is at least breed. to Mr Douglas Tompkins animal.

My letter is short this time.

Sincerly Max + Family

P.S. Max say to tell you wages are much higher there offering $35.00 40.00 for single men this year. and can not get men to work.

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