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Title: George W. Cook and Electa C. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, February 8, 1858
Description: Electa writes of how she misses Sarah and remembers good times together. George writes of their dog, Caper, and mentions crops.
Date Created: 1858
PID: grinnell:11881

Title: George W. Cook and Electa C. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, July 1, 1857; July 4, 1857
Description: Letters six and seven are written on the same piece of paper. Letter six is from Electa C. Cook and letter seven is from George W. Cook. Both are to Sarah E. Cook.
Date Created: 1857
PID: grinnell:11845

Title: George W. Cook and Electa C. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, September 28, 1857
Description: Electa writes about how busy she has been and how much she misses Sarah. George writes that he is a member of a Society of Good Templars. He also writes of how he and Electa live.
Date Created: 1857
PID: grinnell:11863

Title: George W. Cook to Collins Cook and Henry W. Cook, August 11, 1858
Description: George writes to his brothers about the railroad vote, and about bonds in Iowa Country and counties west of Iowa County. Land prices are also discussed.
Date Created: 1858
PID: grinnell:12281

Title: George W. Cook to Collins Cook and Henry W. Cook, December 28, 1858
Description: George writes to his brothers about purchasing land, crops (including price of), the railroad, the State University of Iowa, and the State Board of Education.
Date Created: 1858
PID: grinnell:12303

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: George W. Cook to Henry W. Cook, December 13, 1858
Description: George writes to his brothers about the bond vote for the railroad. He sends money for the purposes of purchasing a deed. He also writes that a vote was taken to move the College from Davenport to Grinnell.
Date Created: 1858
PID: grinnell:12289

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

Title: George W. Cook to Unknown, 1857
Description: George writes about land sales in the town.
Date Created: 1857
PID: grinnell:11673

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