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Correspondence on the opening of the Museum, 1938-1939, letter to Mrs Kuhring, February 6th, 1939 (third image)

$Handwritten letter from Maude Abbott to Mrs. Kuhring, February 5, 1939, black and purple ink on sepia paper. She mentions that she was not well enough for the railway journey and drive to Lachute, answers and asks questions about Museum business in response to Mrs. Kuhring’s previous letter, and explains that her recovery is slow due to a fractured rib and an old injury.$

The Historical Society of Argenteuil County is committed to honouring individuals who have played an important role not only in the history of the community but also in the transmission of historical knowledge. Dr. Benjamin Nathaniel Wales, a founding member of the HSAC, is the author of the book Memories of Old St. Andrews and Historical Sketches of the Seigniory of Argenteuil published in 1934. The Argenteuil Regional Museum’s library of old books was named in his memory.

Maude Abbott often signed her letters with the initials MEA.

Transcription:

Grateful (?)
In memory of a Founder
And
The First President
Of the
Historical Society of Argenteuil
County
Benjamin N. Wales M.D.
(1851-1938)
(1851 – June 26th 1938)