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Letter, 11 March 1893
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Born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1830, the daughter of a merchant, Margaret A. Y. Mercer married John William Dawson in March of 1847. The couple lived at 293 University Street, Montreal. One of her sons, George Mercer Dawson (1849–1901), became a well known and respected scientist and geologist like his father. She died in September of 1913.
Letter from Margaret Dawson to Anna Harrington. Letter mentiosn Sir William's resignation and the removal of Dawon and Harringtons to other houses; also mentions Rankine.