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William Canton's letters to Miss L
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Contents List
SERIES I. William Canton's letters to Miss L
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Letter, 9 Audley Road, Hendon, London N.W. to Miss L in Paris
Canton writes to thanks Miss L for a letter she had written him about his daughter Winifred. He drew a simple map to identify Winifred's grave at Highgate Cemetery, as Miss L apparently wanted to visit the grave
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1913 Jul. 19, 11
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4 p., map and envelope
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Box 1: folder 1
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Letter, 119 Audley Rd., Hendon, N.W., from Guy D. Canton with added lines from William Canton to Miss L in St. Louis, Mo.
Guy D., the son of William Canton, writes to thank Miss L for a "charming Easter card." His father then pens additional lines in the letter to Miss L
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1914 Apr. 14
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4 p. and envelope.
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Box 1: folder 2
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Letter, 19 Audley Rd., Hendon, N.W., from Annie Canton to Miss L in St. Louis, Mo.
Miss L and her sister and a friend had sent flowers to the Cantons on what would have been Winifred's birthday. Mrs. Canton writes to thank Miss L for this and to describe the flowers some of which had been placed on Winifred's grave
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1914 May 81
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4 p. and envelope
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Box 1: folder 3
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Letter, 19 Audley Road, Hendron, London, N.W. from William Canton to Miss L
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1914 Jun. 51
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1 p. and envelope
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Box 1: folder 4
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Letter, 19 Audley Road, Hendron, London, N.W. from William Canton to "Right Loyalist."
The letter is annotated in pencil by Miss L: "M. had signed her letter to him 'Right loyally." An n additional note on a separate piece of paper in Miss L's hand reads: "The 'Right Loyalist' had already passed on 5 days before this letter was written." Likely this letter is to a sister of Miss L's, as Canton says in the letter: "I have to write now to your dear sister, and I must keep something to say to her." Canton wrote a letter on July 2nd, addressed to Miss L (letter in folder 6)
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1915 Jul 21
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4 p
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Box 1: folder 5
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Letter, 19 Audley Road, Hendron, London, N.W. from William Canton to Miss L.
picture of Winifred Canton and Mr. Canton and some rosemary from Mr. Canton's garden and a note by Miss L.
Canton sent Miss L a picture of Winifred (Oct. 1900) and of himself (extremely small). He also writes of Peggy. In a note by Miss L she identifies Peggy as a girl who was at the Canton's when Miss L had visited the Canton's in August 1913
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1915 Jul. 21
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4 p., envelope
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Box 1: folder 6
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Letter, 119 Audley Road, Hendron, London, N.W. from William Canton to Miss L
Canton writes to thank Miss L for her Christmas gifts. He writes that guy is now serving as an officer in France
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1916 Jan. 16
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4 p
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Box 1: folder 7
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Letter, 119 Audley Road, Hendron, London, N.W. from William Canton to Miss L
With note by Miss L. Canton discusses his work "The Bible Story" and sends his regards to Miss L and her two sisters
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1916 Mar. 20
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4 p. and envelope
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Box 1: folder 8
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Letter, 9 Audley Road, Hendron, London, N.W. from William Canton to Miss L.
Canton writes of Guy's promotion in the Army and tells of "Phyllis' Phyllis" (who is 4 years old) who has just visited. Note by Miss L indicates that the elder Phyllis was a cousin and schoolmate of Winifred's in Kent
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1916 Jun. 1911
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4 p., envelope
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Box 1: folder 9
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Winifred Vida Canton.Photograph identified in William Canton's hand on the verso and dated
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Oct. 1900
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Box 1: folder 10
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William Canton, by F. A. SwainePhotograph of Canton in a folder. On the back of the folder Canton has signed and dated it,
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1914 Jun. 1
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Box 1: folder 11
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William Canton
One is a small one (4 x 3 cm.) and an enlargement of it according to a note of Miss L's in folder 6. She identifies the small photograph as a "bantam" photograph. These are the same photograph as number 11.
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2 photographs.
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Box 1: folder 12
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Annie Canton.
A photograph of Annie Canton in an outdoor setting. On the verso of the photograph it says she is "on a vacation."
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 13
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D.Photograph of Miss L's sister, dated
D is in an outdoor setting in a dance pose
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May 1915
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Box 1: folder 14
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Miss L. Photograph of Miss L in rather formal attire in an outdoor setting, dated
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June 1915
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Box 1: folder 15
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SERIES III. Miscellaneous items
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The Bible in the World," by William Canton. Article from an unknown magazine
In the article Canton tells relates the death of a child (his daughter) and a father reading to the child from Isaiah 40
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May 1917
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Box 1: folder 16
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Map of London and vicinity,
With note by Miss L and underlining as to Hendron (the residence of the Canton's) and Highgate where the grave of Winifred is located
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n.d.
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Box 1: folder 17
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Postcards of the Main Entrance to the British Museum and the Mausoleum Room. Also a note in Miss L's hand on a British Museum envelope
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Box 1: folder 18
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Postcards from Kensington Gardens: the Round Pond and Kensington Palace
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Box 1: folder 19
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Obituary of William Canton. Clipping from The Times (London), Monday,
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1926 May 3
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Box 1: folder 20
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