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George W. Cook to Collins Cook, March 19, 1858
Title
George W. Cook to Collins Cook, March 19, 1858
Description
George writes to his brother Collins about the railroad in Iowa and Illinois, and speaks about Henry Farnum [Farnam]. Land plots and lines of credit are discussed.
Date Created
1858
PID
grinnell:12262
George W. Cook to Collins Cook, Undated
Title
George W. Cook to Collins Cook, Undated
Description
George sends Collins a lock of the dog's hair and sends greetings to the animals.
PID
grinnell:12418
George W. Cook to Friends, December 18, 1859
Title
George W. Cook to Friends, December 18, 1859
Description
In the first part of the letter, George writes of people in town, the weather and crops and livestock. In the second part he writes about some wells being dry, crops, the railroad, and land prices. The names Ezra Grinnell, Fred Taylor, and someone by the last name Monroe.
Date Created
1859
PID
grinnell:12396
George W. Cook to Friends, November 8, 1857
Title
George W. Cook to Friends, November 8, 1857
Description
George writes to friends about banking, land sales, land use, crops, and frontier life.
Date Created
1857
PID
grinnell:11865
George W. Cook to Friends, October 9, 1859
Title
George W. Cook to Friends, October 9, 1859
Description
George writes of the move of Iowa College from Davenport to Grinnell, and reports that one of the buildings is nearly finished. He also discusses the location of the planned railroad depot and the building of a bridge across the Iowa River. Land and building in the town of Grinnell is also discussed.
Date Created
1859
PID
grinnell:12384
George W. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, April 27, 1857
Title
George W. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, April 27, 1857
Description
This letter describing the travel from Connecticut to Iowa is probably the first letter sent from Grinnell, IA, to Meriden, CT. It seems to fix the arrival of George and Electa in Grinnell to late April 1857.
Date Created
1857
PID
grinnell:11654
George W. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, February 28, 1860
Title
George W. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, February 28, 1860
Description
George writes that at the first good opportunity, they are going to leave Grinnell and move back East. He asks her to be on the lookout for property. He also details local crop prices. The Congregational Church is mentioned.
Date Created
1860
PID
grinnell:12402
George W. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, January 19, 1859
Title
George W. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, January 19, 1859
Description
George writes to his sister, Sarah, concerning the receiving of a check and a mortgage deed.
Date Created
1859
PID
grinnell:12345
George W. Cook to Unknown, 1857
Title
George W. Cook to Unknown, 1857
Description
George writes about land sales in the town.
Date Created
1857
PID
grinnell:11673
George W. Cook to Unknown, Undated
Title
George W. Cook to Unknown, Undated
Description
Part of some other letter, clearly dates from somewhere between April 1857 and December 2, 1859. George writes that John Brown, eleven slaves, and a group of men came through town. The fact that there is an Underground Railroad stop is mentioned. Mentions various churches and settlers.
PID
grinnell:12412