Letter from John William Dawson, Pictou, Nova Scotia, to Margaret A. Y. Mercer, 6 Windmill Street, Edinburgh Describes his views on travelling through the imagination. Remarks that Glasgow is a beautiful city. He was delighted to receive her letter.
Letter from John William Dawson, Liverpool, to Margaret A. Y. Mercer, 6 Windmill Street, Edinburgh Remarks that he is still in Liverpool waiting for better wind conditions so that they might sail. States that he has received her letter. Sends his best to everyone in Edinburgh.
Letter from John William Dawson, Liverpool, to Margaret A. Y. Mercer, 6 Windmill Street, Edinburgh Describes how he has spent his time in Liverpool. Remarks that he has made some sketches of Margaret.
Letter to T. S. Brown, St. Augustine, Florida, in regard to persuading Indigenous people to remove to the West. From J. R. Pointsett, War Department, Washington, D.C., 18 January 1841.
Letter from John William Dawson, Pictou, Nova Scotia, to Margaret A. Y. Mercer, 6 Windmill Street, Edinburgh Sends her a few curiosities from Nova Scotia including a rocking chair, a box, and a basket ornamented with porcupine quills. Remarks that he has been doing some sketching lately.
Duplicate of letter to T. S. Brown, St. Augustine, from John Bell of the U.S. War Department, 11 March 1841. Letter recalls Brown's authority to treat with the Indigenous people.