Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 9, 1938

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Title

Carolyn Gay Taft Farm Letter - April 9, 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

1938-04-09

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 so what cold, but no snow like the rest of states. Max has all brush picked & burnt where it was warm enough for team. Suprise is fresh after a two month rest, after a male calf.

As far as holding open house at your house or your cottage for Colericks or any body else. We havent been there only when the carpenter was there the first day he started to do as you said in tin closet & cover thing up. So we can not tell you a thing about the looks of your cottage.

Tony Dohm has spray rig the next day after your letter come and is waiting for parts on it to come from factory.

Mr & Mrs Roger Kitchen are parent of baby girl born April 7, at Grandmother Kitchen.

Lots of sickness around with flu & colds. We are going to have a new central. Mr Lardie doesen't want it any longer, since Mrs Lardie is gone.

In close is card stating the needed spray material. Will close to get this in to-day mail. Sincerely Hazel & Max.

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