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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 Lillie Pilgrim from G.B. Carter
Description: Letter to Lillie Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from her brother, G.B. Carter of Richardson, Kansas, dates January 31, 1925. The letter concerns the financial condition of their father, Estell Carter. Includes envelope.
Date Created: 1925
PID: grinnell:30040

Title: Letter to Lillie Pilgrim from Laurabelle Fonte
Description: Letter to Lillie Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from a friend, Laurabelle Fonte, dated October 4, 1921, asking Lillie to subscribe to Crowell magazines through her. Laurabelle also talks about canning tomatoes and entertaining a ladies club. Includes envelope.
Date Created: 1921
PID: grinnell:30041

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 Egbert Pilgrim
Description: Letter to Raymond Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from his brother, Egbert of Fortuna, California, dated December 24, 1927. Egbert discusses his business plan to start a burl shop, the receipt of a Christmas box, and the activities of his daughter, Betty Marie. Includes envelope.
Date Created: 1927
PID: grinnell:30043

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

Title: Letter to Raymond and Lil Pilgrim from the Petersons
Description: Letter from Gilmore and Mary Peterson of Modesto, California, to Lil and Raymond Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, dated February 24, 1934. The Petersons had moved to California from Grinnell the year before. The letter describes planting almond and peach trees, raising chickens, visiting Yosemite, and the corn-hog program.
Date Created: 1934
PID: grinnell:30034

Title: Letter to the Lillie Pilgrim from her Father
Description: Letter to Lillie Carter Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from her father, Clayton Estell Carter, dated October 1, 1926. The letter is written on the letterhead of City Garage, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, which was run by Mr. Carter's brother, Charles. Mr. Carter is visiting his brother and talks about their fishing trips. Includes envelope.
Date Created: 1926
PID: grinnell:30038