File includes 15 letters dating from 1856 and 13 letters dating from 1857 to George as a child as well as to Anna and "Willie" (William Dawson) from "Grand Papa" and Agnes. Also includes newpapers clippings mentionning Messers & MacMillan's book "Elementary Geography of the British Colonies.'
File includes 32 letters including correspondence with George Mercer Dawson's parents, William and Margaret Dawson. Letters from August 1868 written to George while he was in Tadoussac, Quebec.
File consists of 52 letters, chiefly from family members writing to George. Includes numerous letters from George's brother, William, discussing his studies and observations of astronomy.
File includes 110 letters including correspondence with George's parents, George's brother, William Dawson, George's cousine Ella, Charles Lyell, T. J.Parker, J. C.Ward, and John Jeremiah Bigsby.
File includes 44 letters including correspondence with Francis Gilles, Sir James Huxley, and L. P. Casella. Also includes report of deposits of iron at Brookfield and Blanchardo's settlement.