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Title: Deed for land, signed by J. B. and J. A. Grinnell, January 1, 1859
Description: Deed for Land, signed by J. B. and J. A. Grinnell. WARRANTY DEED SIGNED 1 January 1859 RECORDED 5 January 1859. Land sold to Electa C. Cook.
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:12311

Title: George W. Cook and Electa C. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, March 26, 1859
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:12361

Title: George W. Cook and Electa C. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, October 23, 1859
Description: Electa writes about how she misses the family, asks for news of family members, and gives updates on those in Iowa. George writes that the College railroad business are completed.
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:12391

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, January 1, 1859
Description: George writes because he forgot to send money to Collins and Henry and has found out some further information concerning the deeds they want to purchase.
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:12329

Title: George W. Cook to Collins Cook and Sarah E. Cook, November 8, 1857
Description: George writes about the land he has purchased and the types of crops grown. He also writes about the weather, and the social activities in town.
Date Created: 1857
PID: grinnell:11874

Title: George W. Cook to Friends, November 8, 1857
Description: George writes to friends about banking, land sales, land use, crops, and frontier life.
Date Created: 1857
PID: grinnell:11865

Title: George W. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, April 27, 1857
Description: This letter describing the travel from Connecticut to Iowa is probably the first letter sent from Grinnell, IA, to Meriden, CT. It seems to fix the arrival of George and Electa in Grinnell to late April 1857.
Date Created: 1857
PID: grinnell:11654

Title: George W. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, February 26, 1859
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:12352

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

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