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Title: Letter from Chicago Producers Commission Association
Description: Letter to Raymond S. Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from the Chicago Producers Commission Association dated September 19, 1930. The letter is from the Cattle Department and is addressed to those who are feeding steers. It discusses factors in the market and the effect on prices. Contains statistics on the number of carloads of cattle, hogs and sheep that were handled. Includes envelope.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:30046

Title: Letter from Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company
Description: Grinnell State Bank, Grinnell, Iowa, condensed statement at the close of business, March 25th, 1931, including assets and liabilities. Raymond Pilgrim is listed as one of the directors of the bank.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:30052

Title: Letter to Raymond Pilgrim Family from Croft L. Pilgrim
Description: Letter to Raymond Pilgrim and family from his brother, Croft L. Pilgrim, of Huntington Beach, California, dated April 1, 1923. Croft describes the health of the family who have been recovering from the flu, his job as a carpenter for Pacific Gasoline, plans for automobile trips and the number of miles on the tires of his car.
Date Created: 1923
PID: grinnell:30035

Title: Letter to Raymond Pilgrim Family from his Croft and Helen Pilgrim
Description: Letter to Raymond Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from his brother, Croft of Whittier, California, dated August 29, 1922. Croft talks about not being able to come to Iowa because of having to pay his taxes, his job as a carpenter working for an oil company and having to commute thirty miles each way, and discusses whether he should sell the farm back home in Iowa. Helen appends a note about house hunting and the weather. Includes envelope.
Date Created: 1922
PID: grinnell:30039

Title: Letter to Raymond Pilgrim from Croft Pilgrim
Description: Letter to Raymond Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from his brother, Croft of Whittier, California, dated May 11, 1924. Croft comments on the birth of his nephew (Jack Pilgrim) and discusses problems with a farm sale, an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, and lulls in the building trade. Includes envelope.
Date Created: 1924
PID: grinnell:30042

Title: Letter to Raymond Pilgrim from his Sister
Description: Letter to Raymond Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from his sister, Mary Harris of Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, dated March 31, 1936. She discusses the mortgage on her house, her husband Stanton's new job at the Cellulose Institute, a possible trip home to Iowa and her health. Includes image of the envelope and a check from Mary to Raymond which was never cashed.
Date Created: 1936
PID: grinnell:30037