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Letter, 12 and 14 July 1902
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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, written from Little Metis.
With accompanying envelope and a newspaper clipping tucked inside.