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Letter, 2 June 1886
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CA MUA MG 1022-2-1-220-0002
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2 June 1886 (Creation)
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- Macfarlane, Thomas, 1834-1907
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- Ottawa (Ont.)
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(1834-1907)
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Thomas MacFarlane, born near Glasgow, Scotland, was educated in Glasgow and at the Royal Mining School, Freiburg, Germany. He worked briefly in Norway before coming to Canada in 1860. MacFarlane was employed in various mining projects, and discovered the famous Silver Islet mine on Lake Superior. He was chief analyst to the Department of Inland Revenue, Ottawa from 1886 until his death.
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Letter from T. Macfarlane to John William Dawson, written from Ottawa.