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Autograph letter, 2 July 1855

File consists of an autograph letter from John Greenshields, who describes a recent meeting with 'Mrs. Abraham', Robert Abraham's widow.

Greenshields, John, 1814-1867

Autograph letter, 24 November 1850

File consists of an autograph letter from Abraham to his brother, John Abraham of Liverpool, including a discussion of sherry and rice pudding, and describing his 'precarious' situation.

Abraham, Robert, 1804-1854

Autograph letter, 28 July 1843

File consists of an autograph letter from Abraham to 'Henderson', describing an 8-day journey across the northern United States and Canada, made in order to undertake research into purchasing of the Montreal Gazette newspaper.

Abraham, Robert, 1804-1854

Minute of negociations [sic] relative to purchase of Montreal Gazette – Augt. 8th. 1843

File consists of handwritten manuscript document summarizing research undertaken in relation to sale and purchase of the Montreal Gazette newspaper, including details on meetings with various professionals associated with the newspaper industry, including a journalist for the New York Morning Herald and owner of the New York Albion (John S. Bartlett).

Abraham, Robert, 1804-1854

Autograph letter, 3 August 1843

File consists of an autograph letter addressed to Messrs Armour & Ramsay, Montreal, concerning sale of the Montreal Gazette newspaper and associated finances.

Abraham, Robert, 1804-1854

Letter, 18 December 1838

Letter from Sir John Colborne addressed to the Officer of the United States Army in command at St. Albans. With a petition granted by Colborne to Benoit Lallie, 1 May 1840, to keep a ferry on the Ottawa River at Ste. Rose (includes English and French versions of the petition.

Colborne, John, Sir, 1778-1863

C.F. Harrington photo album

This file consists of an album of photographs of members of the Dawson and Harrington families, with photos of landscapes and buildings in Métis and Montreal. Cover of photo album has a young girl and "Album" stamped in gold, with a strip of masking tape with "C.F. Harrington" written on it.

Photographs [album], approximately 1855-1965

This file contains a photo album with "Photographs" stamped on the cover. The album contains photos of Dawson and Harrington family members, with cottages and landscapes in Métis, family homes in Montreal, and the McGill campus.

Visiting list, approximately 1855-1913

This file contains a leather pocketbook with the title "Visiting List" stamped in gold, and tabs dividing the book by letters of the alphabet. Pages are printed with 5 columns: name, residence, receiving day, when made, returned. Pages are filled in with the names of social contacts organized by last name, the person's address, their recieving day and a notation of visits using an X to indicate visits paid and circles to mark visits received, written in Anna Dawson Harrington’s hand. The month of each visits is noted above the X or circle with the month's initial or abbreviation. The majority of the addresses listed are located in Montreal.

Harrington, Anna Dawson, 1851-1917

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