Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 30, 1937

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - November 30, 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

1937-11-30

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

We have lost all are snow. which I dident expect to see. When it snowed so hard for a week.

and the Gilmore are feeling better of cold + Grippe.

I sure was suprised to hear of Rebecca marriage. She seems so small. I hope thay are happy. I am going to get her a little gift soon.

oh yes I am coming swell with the knitting I am working up were you narrow of for shoulder front. It sure looked like a big job before I started it. I run out of yarn. So sent in to Montgomery + Ward Co. again and have a very good match on it.

max has the garage all dug out. With Curtiss Gilmore a day man. at 36 1/2 hours at $0.20 per hour. after thay dug a while thay struck a hard pan that took consiberable time.

Jhon Kroupa was over to visit one day max said. he thought the horses were good horses he say thay never stop never stop. and never step on one an other. Max said. kidding over him. oh you know Jhonnie its lots with man on end of lines. He couldn't get over bragging them up.

oh yes we expect Leslie Gone to-marrow Saturday Nov 27. Max has called him four time's So max got mad to-day and told if could not spare time to say so. He so busy getting Andy Brimmer Started on Hopkins place Leslie bought.

I have a long letter from Mr + Mrs Frank Pheleps at Britton Mich. thay are staying with Rev + Mrs Priest. thay run a resturant. Mr Pheleps say he runs as much water thru dish washer as Hall Flack does thru his spray rig

Daisy cow sure is makeing bag lately. Suprise cow seems quite thin. she not her self yet.

If I have good luck with this sweater I would like knit him a blue one.

I guess that all news.

Sincerly Max + Hazel

Inclose is tickets on apples all but last load. which cant catch up with Levi to get. No more money on trucking that was encluded in your check to Levi


WEIGHED ON FAIRBANKS TYPE-REGISTERING BEAM

Cider Apples 9-27-37 C.G. Taft R#1 3215 JE

WEIGHED ON FAIRBANKS TYPE-REGISTERING BEAM

Cider Apples 10-6-37 C.G. Taft 4610 JE

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