- CA MUA MG 1022-1-060-0009
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- 18 July 1858
Part of Dawson-Harrington Families Fonds
Letter from George Mercer Dawson to James Dawson.
Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901
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Part of Dawson-Harrington Families Fonds
Letter from George Mercer Dawson to James Dawson.
Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901
Part of Dawson-Harrington Families Fonds
Child's letter from George Mercer Dawson to Margaret Mercer Dawson. Letter discusses trip from Quebec to Pictou, through Gaspe.
Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901
Part of Dawson-Harrington Families Fonds
File includes 1 letter to George from Agnes.
Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901
Part of Dawson-Harrington Families Fonds
File includes 4 letters, one from George Mercer Dawson to Agnes Rankin Stewart and three from Agnes to George.
Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901
Part of Dawson-Harrington Families Fonds
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
Part of Dawson-Harrington Families Fonds
Letter to Agnes from George, written from Montreal.
Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901
Part of Dawson-Harrington Families Fonds
File consists of two childhood diaries. The diary dated from summer 1865 recounts a trip to the United Kingdom taken with his father when George Mercer Dawson was 16 years old. The diary dated 1861 was kept while George Mercer Dawson was 11 years old and begins 1 March 1861. One loose leaf with instructions for a magic lantern was previously laid in the diary. 1861 diary speaks of lessons with "Miss," tells of pasttimes and games including tops and marbles, siling boats, tag, bow and arrows, magic lantern, etc. Speaks also of continued headaches and being tired.
Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901
Part of Dawson-Harrington Families Fonds
Letter from George Mercer Dawson to Margaret Mercer Dawson, written from North Berwick.
Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901
Part of Dawson-Harrington Families Fonds
Letter from Dawson, George M. to William Bell Dawson, written from [Disconnected] states, northern section.
Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901
Part of Dawson-Harrington Families Fonds
Letter from George Mercer Dawson to Anna Dawson, written at Musselburgh, describing trip through England up to Scotland, including visit to York.
Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901