Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 18, 1937

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - May 18, 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

1937-05-18

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

Are weathere stay cold-very cold wind's one hardly feels like going out side to work. But are putting in gardens to-day.

Well the old cow was sold at auction sale last Tuesday May 11. for $54.00 and Max put $50.00 in bank Saturday. There were $4.00 expence. $1.80 for putting her thru the sale + Fire insurance.

Mrs Colerick gave me the Keys the othere day. So I put them away for you. till you come.

Ronald is enjoying the papers very much. Thanking you kindly, Ronald will be 7 year old May 22.

The corn field is ready to plant. max planted corn last year May 22.

max says the hay is nearly gone. he says you will have to have 2 ton of hay right away.

We seen a nice Deer down in your woods last Saturday. I ran out there to see her go into ashmore woods and lay down.

I guess that all the news. this week. So will close at get busy.

Sincerly. Max + Hazel.

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