Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - March 16, 1938

2020.1.362 03161938.pdf

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - March 16, 1938

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

1938-03-16

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 weather is rather rainy, and cloudy, by taking the snow off.

Are road in here are terrible. there so ruff. Nearly jars your teeth out. Mr Stramburg this worse road he even seen. Mr. Stramburg started work on the cottage Tueday, March 16, Max and I went over and took all bedding out of tin-closet and put down stairs in front room. Mr. Stramburg also put the dresser & chest of drawers & trunk in front room to he said it was impossible to work around them.

They want you to send the key to well so they can have water when want it, as he is going to have the electricity turned on as his tools are most all electric and need water for cement work.

I am going to a stork shower for one of Kroupa women to-day Mrs Fred Kroupa.

This is a brief note a Max waiting to take to mail on way to cottage to do your bidding on pictures & locks.

Sincerely Hazel & Max

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