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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 Friends, October 9, 1859
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:12384

Title: George W. Cook to Henry W. Cook, December 13, 1858
Description: George writes to his brothers about the bond vote for the railroad. He sends money for the purposes of purchasing a deed. He also writes that a vote was taken to move the College from Davenport to Grinnell.
Date Created: 1858
PID: grinnell:12289

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, 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, 1857
Description: George writes about land sales in the town.
Date Created: 1857
PID: grinnell:11673

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: 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: 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