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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

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

Title: George W. Cook to Unknown, Undated
Description: This letter is probably part of another letter. George gives a description of his property, and seems to be explaining portions of a map. Mortgages are also discussed.
PID: grinnell:12407

Title: John Brown's route across Iowa
Description: Clipping from Des Moines Register describing John Brown's route across Iowa.
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:186

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: Rise of Majority-Minority Districts in Rural Iowa: How Changes in Meatpacking Impacted Rural Schooling, How Changes in Meatpacking Impacted Rural Schooling
Description: This study analyzes several rural school districts in the state of Iowa that have experienced relatively sudden demographic shifts in recent years with schools shifting from an almost totally white, English speaking population to a continually growing number of Hispanic and ESL/LEP students.
Date Created: 2012
PID: grinnell:121

Title: Unknown to Unknown, January (?), 1859
Description: The letter seems to be a fragment. The first paragraph discusses the where the writer lives, and details of the surrounding area. The second paragraph discusses information concerning state government and jurisdiction districts. Also mentioned is the State University [later University of Iowa].
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:12340