Letter from William Bell Dawson to Anna Dawson written at Pictou. Letter describes William's fossil collecting, travels to arrive at Pictou, and coal mines.
Letter from William Bell Dawson to Anna Dawson, written at Pictou. Mentions his reading David Copperfield. Letter includes a tirade on weather. Letter also contains note dated June 6.
Letter to George and Anna, from their grandfather, James Dawson, written at Pictou. Contains a story from James's childhood about living with a foster family during his mother's illness following childbirth when he was a young boy. Contains graphic description of domestic violence.