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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: Information Concerning Grinnell College's Buildings And Facilities Including Facts Related To Its History, History of Grinnell College buildings
Description: A timeline of facts related to Grinnell College history, including enrollment, tuition, and building information.
Date Created: 1997
PID: grinnell:1890

Title: John Brown photograph
Description: John Brown stayed at the house of J.B. Grinnell for a short time in 1859.
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:184

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: On to Grinnell!, John Brown's March
Description: Clipping from Des Moines Register advertising the Grinnell installment of their series on John Brown's journey across Iowa
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:187

Title: Second building at Davenport, Davenport II
Description: Detailed history Iowa College's second building at Davenport.
Date Created: 2000
PID: grinnell:3220

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