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Electa C. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, January 1, 1859
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Description
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Electa writes to her sister-in-law Sarah about how much she misses Sarah and their family. She also writes about the clothing she owns, and what is owned by a woman she knows in town.
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Date Created
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1859
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PID
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grinnell:12319
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George W. Cook and Electa C. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, March 26, 1859
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Description
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George writes to Sarah that he has little to write, and reports that he and many others in town have been sick. The weather has been poor. He gives a report of the progress on the building of the railroad. Electa asks to be sent [clothes] patterns.
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Date Created
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1859
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PID
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grinnell:12361
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George W. Cook to Friends, December 18, 1859
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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.
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Date Created
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1859
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PID
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grinnell:12396
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George W. Cook to Friends, October 9, 1859
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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.
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Date Created
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1859
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PID
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grinnell:12384
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George W. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, February 26, 1859
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Description
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George writes to Sarah to discuss the purchase of a deed. Other topics include land, lumber, the Baptist Church, the railroad, and prices of goods.
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Date Created
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1859
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PID
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grinnell:12352
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Title
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Unknown to Unknown, January (?), 1859
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Description
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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].
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Date Created
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1859
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PID
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grinnell:12340