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Letter, 30 April 1879

Letter from George to Sanford Fleming, written from Montreal on stationery of the Geological Survey of Canada.

Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901

Lake of the Woods, 1874

File primarily consists of supplementary documentation for the Lake of the Woods Report and a letter addressed to Capt. Anderson regarding the British North American Boundary Commission.

Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901

Boundary Commission, 1875

File includes George Mercer Dawson's memoranda on a report on the British North American Boundary Commission, a well as newspaper clippings from the Daily Telegraph,.

Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901

Juvenalia, 1860-1861

File includes a collection of 12 short essays written by George Mercer Dawson as a child. On the verso of many is a title, date, and a sketch. The titles of the essays are: "The Indian Antiquities (of Montreal)"; "Fishes"; "Winter"; "Rivers"; "Mountains"; "The Ocean"; "Paper"; "Flowers"; "Vegetation"; "The Wolf"; "Europe"; and "The Lion." The first essay ("Indian Antiquities") discusses the discovery of objects belonging to previous Indigenous inhabitants of the region, including pottery, knives, etc.

Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901

Port Hood Coal Mines, 1872

File includes reports on coal and iron ore mines in Port Hood (N.S.), Brookfield (N.S.) and Blanchard's Settlement (N.B.). File also includes detailed mining plans, sketches, and maps.

Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901

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