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Title: Deed for land, signed by J. B. and J. A. Grinnell, January 1, 1859
Description: Deed for Land, signed by J. B. and J. A. Grinnell. WARRANTY DEED SIGNED 1 January 1859 RECORDED 5 January 1859. Land sold to Electa C. Cook.
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:12311

Title: George W. Cook to Collins Cook and Sarah E. Cook, November 8, 1857
Description: George writes about the land he has purchased and the types of crops grown. He also writes about the weather, and the social activities in town.
Date Created: 1857
PID: grinnell:11874

Title: George W. Cook to Collins Cook, February 8, 1858
Description: George writes about land sales, the building of the railway, and Westward emigration.
Date Created: 1858
PID: grinnell:11890

Title: John Brown in Grinnell
Description: An article by Florence Steward Kerr, class of 1912, about John Brown and his relationship with J.B. Grinnell. The article was originally published in volume 1, number 2, February 1926 of The Tanager.
Date Created: 1926
PID: grinnell:214

Title: Men and Events of Forty Years, Autobiographical reminiscences of an active career from 1850 to 1890
Description: Autobiography of Josiah Bushnell Grinnell for the years from 1850-1890.
Date Created: 1891
PID: grinnell:310

Title: When Josiah Grinnell's Home Concealed John Brown's Guns
Description: Clipping advertising a series of articles by the Des Moines Register about John Brown's trip through Iowa, including his stay at J.B. Grinnell's home.
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:185