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History and Genealogy of Bailey and Baggs Families
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Description
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Ten pages of handwritten notes detailing the history and genealogy of the James Fordyce Bailey family and the George Thomas Baggs family. This is probably a draft of the entry for James Fordyce Bailey in Leonard Fletcher Parker's History of Poweshiek County, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:5851
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Letter to Henry Rickard from Jennie Max
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Description
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Letter from Jennie Max in Grinnell, Iowa, to Henry Rickard in Iowa, Louisiana, dated January 9, 1891. Envelope is postmarked January 10, 1891, in Chester Centre, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1891
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PID
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grinnell:5809
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Title
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Letter to Henry Rickard from his Brother Alvin Rickard
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Description
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Letter from Alvin Robert Rickard in Grinnell, Iowa, to his brother, Henry Rickard, in Iowa, Louisiana dated January 5, 1891. The envelope is postmarked January 6, 1891. In the letter Alvin discusses classes he is taking in school, the weather, gifts he received for Christmas, a wedding he attended, and a party he went to near Stanwood, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1891
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PID
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grinnell:5810
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Title
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Spaulding Miscellany
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Description
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Collection of poems, prayers and news clippings collected by Henry W. Spaulding for his daughters, Alice and Henryetta. Handwritten note at top of page says, "For Alice and Henryetta, some day, if they are interested in what [indecipherable] tried to do."
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:5803
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Story of an Old Settler
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Description
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Newspaper clipping of article written by Jennie Bailey (1858-1937) about her father, James Bailey (1815-1888), and mother, Cornelia Doolittle Bailey (1824-1893) and their life in early Grinnell. James Bailey was an Abolitionist and his home was a station on the Underground Railroad. Other people mentioned include Alfred Bailey, Lorenzo Bailey, Joanna Bailey Baggs, and Dennis and Clark Thompson. Topics discussed include the first saw mill in Grinnell, the Bailey House hotel, the Sugar Creek war, and prairie flora.
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Date Created
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1930
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PID
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grinnell:5828
