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- 14:45, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,427 N .MzAyMTg.Mzg3MzI Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Nov. 5th 1930 My dear Miss Taft: I have hurried with my work all morning in order find a little time to sew. But find I must write you a few lines first Your trees came & they are very nice Jos. has them nearly all set now. They are working hard as it is snowing & real chilly out but nor freezing yet. Jos. started plowing pasture up and had to buy a new part for the plow it is pretty slow & hard going but looks good. He wanted me to ask you if yo..." current
- 14:45, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,354 N .MzAyMTc.Mzg3MzE Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Oct. 24th 1930 My dear Miss Taft: We have had a nice little winter since I last wrote to you. I had to get two rolls of roofing at $1.50 a roll. This is not the best but good enough to last a few years perhaps by then some one else will have the farm. Jos. & Roger finished plowing the D. apple orchard this a.m. it looks very nice now have started down at the woods. The meadow came on very well after the rain altho' I can hardly see how it would af..." current
- 14:45, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,534 N .MzAyMTY.Mzg3MzA Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Oct. 17 1930 My dear Miss Taft: Our Summer weather has turned cold so we are nearly frozen stiff today. Has snowed some. Your seeding is coming along good and buds on cherry trees look very much better. Altho' the pasture is pretty slow in coming on. Joseph is finishing cleaning the apple stumps out & will plow very soon there is lots to do this Fall in order to be ready for Spring. He wanted me to ask you about buying a roll of roofing of some..." current
- 14:43, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,252 N .MzAyMTU.Mzg3Mjk Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Sept. 23rd 1930 My dear Miss Taft: Todays mail brought me one of the very nicest gifts I ever had. I can never tell you how much I appreciate it. And the beautiful part is to think your [owns????] hands helped to make it. How can I every repay you both for your doing all that for me. Miss Taft a gift that you make and give to me means lots more than anything you could just buy it always seems so much more personal to receive a gift that has patien..." current
- 14:43, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,520 N .MzAyMTM.Mzg3Mjc Created page with "June 10th 1930 My dear Miss Taft: Read your card yesterday and today a letter. Was very glad to hear from you. That gentleman you mentioned used to work with Bob & Edd. Bob is the one told him about your farm. He is a nice little fellow but hasn't money or perhaps a few hundred dollars. But Edd says he isn't a farmer and spends money as fast as he gets a little ahead for new cars. Just trys to keep up with the times is all. He is like hundreds other fellows thi..." current
- 14:42, 6 February 2023 diff hist +257 N .MzAyMTI.Mzg3MjY Created page with "My dear Miss Taft: The cherries are coming wonderful after all our frosts. We are all looking forward to a very busy Summer. And hope we can be prepared to make you comfortable. Please let me hear from you so I can make my plans. Your's sincerely Essie" current
- 14:42, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,074 N .MzAyMTE.Mzg3MjU Created page with "June 3rd 1930 Dear Miss Taft: Just a line this morning before I go in town. YOur cherries are looking better every day. Just a few trees down in lower corner look bad [?ou??????] fall isn't too heavy prepare to work hard later on. I found this morning they are going to start the electric line out here tomorrow or day after. We will try and find an electrician as soon as we can to wire the house so please don't come too soon because they work early & late and you..." current
- 14:42, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,407 N .MzAyMTA.Mzg3MjQ Created page with "Old Mission, Mich May 29th 1930 My dear Miss Taft: Jos. thinks we may not be hurt as much as we first thot. I'm glad you are not here now you would nearly freeze to death it was 28 down here last night or this morning at 3 a.m. There isn't a chimney on our house so we can't put a stove up for you. Jos. signed up for electric lights they plan on bringing the line down the center road before long. They need just a few more signers. We will have our house wired as s..." current
- 14:42, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,390 N .MzAyMDk.Mzg3MjM Created page with "Old Mission, Mich May 26th 1930 My dear Miss Taft: Today is Hazel's birthday & it has been a big day for her she is 12 years old now. It seems but just yesterday she was a baby and now nearly a young lady. To begin with we had a real white frost last night but no ice. Jos. is afraid the cherries in the lower corner are hurt some. The trees are fairly good so far if too many don't fall off. Some trees area better than others. He is Spraying again today and had a t..." current
- 14:40, 6 February 2023 diff hist +590 N .MzAxOTU.Mzg3MDk Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Nov. 29th 1929 My dear Miss. Taft:- Received your letter yesterday. Talk about storms its been terriable for nearly two weeks now snow every day just like Jan. We got the hay from Homer Willobee instead of Lardie we got a little over 8 ton at $16.50 per ton it is nice hay too. Jos. wouldn't have gotten what he did but every Spring we run short There was 16,685# @ [$.825] per 100 which came to $137.54 I'll try and write a letter in a few days. Jos go..." current
- 14:40, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,885 N .MzAxOTQ.Mzg3MDg Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Oct. 15th 1929 My dear Miss. Taft:- Your nice letter reached me today and thanks many times I wish I had the ability to write good letters like that perhaps I would feel different and you would hear more often from me. Joseph sorted the crabs very carefully for Mrs. Stutsman and I have some very fine pickles, jelly too. Am so glad she thot' them so fine. I haven't mailed the bank receipt for your apples but will enclose it in this letter. Jos. took..." current
- 14:40, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,385 N .MzAxOTM.Mzg3MDc Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Sept. 24th 1929 My dear Miss. Taft:- Your letter received tonight and was very glad to hear from you also to know that you heard from me. I made a mistake right now so please excuse it. About the time I try to write Roger and Hazel are chewing the rag until I can't think of what I'm saying. Mr. Berry seems quite sure you will come to his terms the little girl was telling Hazel all about it today at school. The right party will come along and you wil..." current
- 14:37, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,054 N .MzAxOTI.Mzg3MDY Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Sept. 18th 19.29 My dear Miss. Taft:- I talked with Mrs. Hall Flack in regards to the Berry family. This Mr. Berry that wishes to buy the farm is buying it for his son Bill that works for Mr. Flack his wife is Ethel Tompkins and they have four children. That is Tink Tompkins relation they worked for Mr. Vaught also for John Tompkins at Old Mission they destroy every thing they get their hands onto so if you don't get a good cash payment down your pla..." current
- 14:37, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,760 N .MzAxOTE.Mzg3MDU Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Sept 16th 19-29 My dear Miss. Taft: Received your letter Saturday and was glad to know you reached Ill. safe and sound. Joseph and I was over to the farm closing the house the morning Mr. Berry came over to look at the farm. The way he talked to Roger he wouldn't pay any more than he had to for the farm. He had an Idea he could buy pretty cheap. Rog. said he seemed to be a nice sort of fellow but may not have much money to finance the deal for any le..." current
- 14:37, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,803 N .MzAxOTA.Mzg3MDQ Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Sept. 8th 1929 My dear Miss. Taft:- You will think it queer to hear from me so soon but today is Sunday and I have thought about you nearly all the time so will drop you a few lines. We got very little rain Thurs. not enough to do any good so its just as dry as ever here but a little cooler than it was. Thursday I was taken sick with chills and fever and a dreadfully sore throat didn't get about until Sat morning. Wed eve I didn't feel well but got..." current
- 14:37, 6 February 2023 diff hist +587 N .MzAxODk.Mzg3MDM Created page with "Old Mission, Aug. 21st 1929 My dear Miss Taft, I wonder if you will receive this note before you go. We had planned on going on a fishing trip Sun. so if you should come and we are not here your keys will be under a pail on the back porch of your own place. The door was unlocked at our place when Joe and Edd went over there the yale lock was turned off so it didn't lock when the door was closed. My but it will seem good to see you again. Roger and the boys are work..." current
- 14:37, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,897 N .MzAxODg.Mzg3MDI Created page with "Old Mission, Mich June 20th 1928 My Dear Miss. Taft, Well I expect you are in Mich. by now as the last letter I sent you came back in todays mail was sorry you didn't get it before you left. As you must feel anxious about every thing. First I will mention about crops as that is first importance If I judge right your sour chirries in large orchard looks good there are a few trees that have light drops on them. There always are trees like that in every ones orchard. The..."
- 14:37, 6 February 2023 diff hist +700 N .MzAxODc.Mzg3MDE Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. June 16th 1929 My dear Miss. Taft:- Today is Sunday and I am dead tired it has been dreadfully warm after our several days rain. We have looked the cherries over several times during the past few days and there is going to be a fair crop on most of the trees. Ours are the same not nearly so heavy as last years. But we can all be very thankful for these. They were wonderful for the chance they had. With freezing winds a great many of the small cherri..." current
- 14:37, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,258 N .MzAxODY.Mzg3MDA Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. June 9th 1929 My Dear Miss. Taft:- Received your letter Saturday and this is Sun. I wonder if you received the last letter I sent to Illinois. It is hard to decide on the cherry crop it doesn't pay to estimate when they are so far back as they are now. It is nearly two weeks ago since they blossomed and they had wonderful weather for that. But it turned so cold and we have had frosts until the corn froze so I can't estimate. There are lots of small..." current
- 14:37, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,028 N .MzAxODU.Mzg2OTk Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. June 3rd 1929 My Dear Miss. Taft:- Well I'll try and drop you a few lines tonight but am pretty tired as I have worked out doors all day. Every bone aches. The cherries look pretty good so far I can say more in a few days. We had wonderful blossoming weather. It was very warm and dry. The petals have fallen but can't fully decide yet. The sweets are fair you know we had snow storm and frosts when they were in bloom it nearly ruined my raspberries as..." current
- 14:37, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,193 N .MzAxODQ.Mzg2OTg Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. May 22nd 1929 My Dear Miss Taft:- I have had the Ladies Aid here today and am very tired but will write you a few lines and tell you what little I can. We have had three frosts in the past few nights the sweet cherries are harmed some but we think not very much the monts are in the pink Jos. sprayed them today. I pray we don't have a frost any more. The grass seed is up but oats are coming slow as it is so very cold out the 16th we had a snow storm..." current
- 14:37, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,176 N .MzAxODM.Mzg2OTc Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. May. 14th 1929 My Dear Miss. Taft:- Received your letter tonight so will hasten to reply as I know you are anxious to hear about everything. The cherries are all right so far because we have examined them closely. Your seeding is coming very nicely considering the cool weather we have had altho' we have had lots of rain so far. By the way Jos. likes the new horse just fine so am thankful for that. Sweet cherries have started to blossom and the mo..." current
- 14:37, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,074 N .MzAxODI.Mzg2OTY Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. May 8th 1929 My Dear Miss. Taft:- There isn't much to write about but never the less I'm going to drop you a few lines to let you know the fruit is safe so far. A few more days and the sweet cherries will be in blossom but last night we had another white frost of course your orchard is high so that helps. Joseph thinks the South east corner may be harmed some but not sure. He worked the orchard today and has every-thing ready in fine shape. We got t..." current
- 14:33, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,730 N .MzAzOTA.Mzg5MDQ Created page with " Friday morning Miss Taft. We are haveing nice sunny days again. We had quite a snow fall this month. Max is pruneing the little orchard Max says the sweet clover was up about 1 inch last fall. I always thought Oakley was half asleep. There lots of farmhouses that not satified with. report they got. with [cover] crops & so forth. your stationary was very pretty. Never seen blue before. Its a cherrieful as the giver. There is lots..." current
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- 14:24, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,777 N .MzAwNTg.Mzg1NzI Created page with "Old Mission Mich Mar. 16th 1921 My Dear Miss Taft- We received your letter & have given it a great deal of thought. There are better wager offered us & several places open to us any time we are willing to take them. But when we leave your place it will either be the City or a farm of our own. We have decided to work for you until the lst o Sept. for the same wager we are getting now. But not any later than that except there are different arrangements made. I tried..." current
- 14:23, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,869 N .MzAwNTc.Mzg1NzE Created page with "Old Mission Mich Mar 4, 1921 My Dear Miss Taft We recieved your letter the first and have intended to answer before this but have not been feling very well so neglected doeing so. Of course I do not know what plans you & Joseph made for he forgets to always tell me exactly what you say But we have had two good offers in the past week one for $60.00 and the other for $70.00 besides our meat but they are not person's that we care very much about. We have the cows to..." current
- 14:23, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,510 N .MzAwNTY.Mzg1NzA Created page with "Old Mission Mich Feb 21st, 1921 Dear Miss Taft, I was glad to hear that you recieved the letter I sent to you. I felt so miserable I could not walk to the post office with it so I left it at Waits drug store & Mr. Gray posted it for me. I will not mention what the trouble was in the letter for I don't tell my nearest neighbors some times when I have my poor days. When you are here I tell you & Mrs. S. & that is enough. I always look the same so no one ever knows...." current
- 14:22, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,871 N .MzAwNTQ.Mzg1Njg Created page with "Old Mission Mich Feb. 14th, 1921 My Dear Miss Taft - I am going to T.C. this A.M. and will see if I can remember to deposit your money. I wonder if the bank will be open today if not I will mail all of it to you. for we do not care to have much money on hand you never know who might demand it these hard time. Well, we sold 8 of the small pigs. Mr. Tompkins came over here to buy some + you know they are noted for being jews he wanted the two nicest ones you had for..." current
- 14:21, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,247 N .MzAwNTU.Mzg1Njk Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Feb 4th, 1921 My Dear Miss Taft, I will try to ans. your letters that I know you are anxious about. My head has ached for four days now + I feel as though I would like to run away from house work + noisy crying children for just a few hours where it would be quiet. Every time I try to write that Hazel is into every thing. Joseph & Ledger (?) are still cutting wood over at Stutsman's place. I hope they will get through before long. Will you please..." current
- 14:20, 6 February 2023 diff hist +390 N .MzAwNTM.Mzg1Njc Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Jan. 27, 1921 My Dear Miss Taft; We have had a chance to sell 4 little pigs. How much do you ask for them. They weight about 60 or 70 lbs. Joseph don't think they weigh that much. Now will you please let us know how much you want for them if you care fo sell. We still have one of the large ones left. It is school time so I can't write any more. With love Essie" current
- 14:20, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,841 N .MzAwNTI.Mzg1NjY Created page with "Old Mission Mich Jan. 20th 1921 Dear Miss Taft; My children have gone to bed so now will try + write a few lines to you. I had a nice letter from Mrs. Stutsman a few days ago + Hazel destroyed her address. Would you please send it to me in your next letter. My girl keeps me busy most of the time. And it seems as though I will never get my work all did. I need a new hat very much but it would cost me more for material than to buy a new one. For I never have much o..." current
- 14:19, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,052 N .MzAwNTE.Mzg1NjU Created page with "January 9, 1921 Dear Miss Taft; I have intended to write to you some time ago. But every day brings so much work that I have neglected my duty to you. When do you wish to have bates(?) fattened for market he is well now and fit any time you wish to have fattened. We did not take the pig we spoke for. Because we did not see how we could spare the extra money. Jim Griffon bought it instead of us. It weighed 137 lbs. and came to $10.96. I have told you the name of..." current
- 14:17, 6 February 2023 diff hist +3,996 N .MzAxODE.Mzg2OTU Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Apr. 28th 1929 My Dear Miss. Taft:- Today is Sunday and I promised myself I would write you a letter and the day is nearly gone so I must get right busy or I won't get it done. Your new seeding looks good and promises to do some thing this year if the weather holds good. The fruit buds are fine so far but are much farther advanced than they should be. A few days of good warm weather would bring them [sweet cherries] out in full bloom. Mr. Lardie was..." current
- 14:16, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,187 N .MzAxODA.Mzg2OTQ Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Apr. 16th 1929 My Dear Miss. Taft:- Received the little package and thanks so much for same please take out the cost in our next check. We had Mr. Lardie haul the Ford Fertilizer the price came up and they charged $20 for #5-00 Roger went down to OM today and paid him for it. Mr. Lardie gave him a receipt for it. We got 5 gal. of gas out of our own money but must get more. The lime has been put on and use of drill paid for. Archie Helfick's drill wa..." current
- 14:16, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,267 N .MzAxNzk.Mzg2OTM Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Apr. 4th 1929 My Dear Miss. Taft:- Since I wrote you we have had quite a change in the weather Sun. and Monday we had a blizzard and nearly froze up here. Don't think the fruit buds were far enough advanced to be injured any. Monday was election day and we had quite a change in officers. Mr. Spruit is our Supervisor in Will Grays place. Archie Helpick road commissioner. Mr Van Gleason's took Alex Carols office. We will see how things come along now...." current
- 14:16, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,818 N .MzAxNzc.Mzg2OTE Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Mar. 22nd 1929 My Dear Miss. Taft:- Received your letter yesterday and will hasten to reply. The children thank you for package of funnies also the book of poems we all enjoy that. As I love poetry. Am sorry to hear about Alberta. Roger plans on school again this Fall I hope Jos. doen't get worse as the poor boy wants to go so badly and I want him to. Roger has always been a good boy and deserves something nice in his life. He visited high school 2..." current
- 14:16, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,998 N .MzAxNzY.Mzg2OTA Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Mar. 10th 1929 My Dear Miss. Taft:- Your fine letter received and will now try and answer it. Altho' there isn't any news this time. I had a letter from mother yesteday and she is doing nicely now. But far from well there was a growth on the liver they removed the gall bladder entirely also appendix. Of couse they can't do any thing for her heart They found it was enlarged. I can't help but worry some and feel anxious all the while. As I will never..." current
- 14:15, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,281 N .MzAxNzU.Mzg2ODk Created page with "Old Mission, Mich Feb. 13th 1929 My Dear Miss Taft- Received your letter tonight and was very glad to receive it. It was so nice had a fine time reading it and enjoyed every word. The bays are all frozen over and we are having steady cold weather about like we had 11 years ago here is hoping we a nice Summer after this. The packing co is talking of paying dividends to stock holders in May or June I asked Mr. Einman so as to give you some sort of deffinate answer. We..." current
- 14:13, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,792 N .MzAwMjQ.Mzg1Mzg Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Feb. 15, 1915 Miss Taft, Lacky says that bunch came there by the cows bag being to full before she calved but he said it didn't hurt her any as he could see. I just as soon have a cow if it was one that milked easy so as not to cramp my hands I think the Lacky cow is 4 years old this will be her second calf her mother and grandmother were both good cows. I got the plank and put the barn floor down the day I wrote you before. I got 20 plank 8 in. wide a..." current
- 14:12, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,427 N .MzAwMjM.Mzg1Mzc Created page with "Feb. 1, 1915 Miss Taft I recieved your letter today, we have been having a cold snap the coldest was 8 below zero but it is getting warmer and the wind is blowing a gale. looks like storm tomorow Mrs Stutsman found plank at Willie Gill Tompkins for stable floor but I havn't got them home yet but will as soon as possible. I went up to Hows to see the cows he has for sale he wants $100 or $125 apiece for them and he has some heifers I think he would sell for $75 but they..." current
- 14:11, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,090 N .MzAwMjI.Mzg1MzY Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Miss Taft- The tar paper is on all but the porches I got harness oil and bolts at the Mission and some vaseline and Camphor and a tie rope for Dick his leg got worse again and cracked open but is getting a little better now. I got the tree bolted. Mr. Lardie hasnt even mentioned the rat poison yet. I got the salt from Stutsmans I am cutting wood and working on the telephone line. I fixed the kitchen chimney as good as I could fix it and the other one..." current
- 14:10, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,028 N .MzAwMjE.Mzg1MzU Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Oct. 26, 1914 Miss Taft- We have had some very nice weather but today it is snowing and hailing for the first time and blowing some. Yes I left two barrels at Mr. S to pay for the ones you had before you left. I took four barrels over there that belong to you with 3 1/2 bbls. of no. 1. Wagnor apples in them. There is 161 bu. of corn now in the crib and 12 shocks to husk yet. I don't know what Crampton means about one shoe. I never got just one nor had..." current
- 14:09, 6 February 2023 diff hist +856 N .MzAwMTg.Mzg1MzI Created page with "Old Mission, Mich. Sept. 30, 1914 Miss Taft- I got your letter yesterday. I got the potatoes all dug and there is 17 bu. in all I took 14 bu. to Miss Morse and 1 bu. to Cleary's and 2 bu. left for seed. The corn is all cut but the late corn there are 98 shocks in the first field and I havn't counted the others yet. I started to pick the Maidens Blush apples and Mrs. Stutsman stoped me. Your freight came and I gave Mrs. Stutsman the bill of it. Mrs. Stutsman has the bill..." current
- 14:08, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,572 N .MzAyNDc.Mzg3NjE Created page with "Old Mission, Michigan Sept. 30th 1931 My dear Miss. Taft: - You will begin to think I've forgotten you but I certainly have not. Thanks many times for the stockings hope to find time some day to start a rug. But have been very busy every day with a lot of good things in the garden that needed attention right away. have most of my cans full. and nearly two bushels of beans all threshed. It was lots of hard work because I did it by hand. Its nice to be prepared for wint..." current
- 14:07, 6 February 2023 diff hist +1,635 N .MzAyNDY.Mzg3NjA Created page with "Old Mission Sept. 1931 Dear Miss Taft We were glad to hear that you arrived ok. But a very long journey alone. The last load of apple are just going and will send you the return soon. $.20 per hundred. and that all there going to pay for later fall apple to. Max has all the corn cut and is digging out around the barn. We have had two terrible storm one Sunday and other Wednesday. and the road is nearly impassable it is washed so. Max said he guessed he have to tel..." current
- 14:06, 6 February 2023 diff hist +2,370 N .MzAyNDU.Mzg3NTk Created page with "June 1st 1931 Dear Miss. Taft: Well here it is the first day of June I wrote most of this letter May 27th Joseph forgot to mail it Thurs + Fri. when I discovered it there was no opportunity as there was no mail left here Sat. + Sun. so here I am yet. Will try again this morning. There was another light frost down in the swamp but not a freeze. Jos. first planted the garden yesterday Sun as it would only freeze as it did a year ago. The ground is full of cut worms so d..." current