Resources and Advantages of Iowa Letter from Gov Merrill
Governor Samuel Merrill writes to Peter Cooper Kay outlining Iowa's geography climate resources and wealth. He cites central location rivers prairies timber coal peat and fertile soil plus low taxes schools railroads and growing cities inviting upright citizens to immigrate and help build a mighty commonwealth.
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Iowa
Gov
Samuel Merrill
Moines
Peter Cooper Kay
Citizens’ Aggretion
New York
Mississippi
Missouri
Des Moines
Cedar
Congoy
Iso
Republic
James Hall
Albany
Prairies
Central Town
Xwalea
Tha
Commonwealth
Samouen Mennii
A Mother Transformed by Love and Contentment
An oration extols the mother as a unique creation pleasing God, content in nursing children, and the bedrock of home life. It contrasts vanity with a devoted, contented motherhood, asserting true happiness lies in the nursery and in wifehood. The piece closes with advice on dairy husbandry and milk yield from cows.
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