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WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY

W3854 TO DR. CALVIN BROOKS MCQUESTEN from his sister-in-law Mary Baker McQuesten
Mar 30 1887
To: Dr. Calvin Brooks McQuesten Glen Tower New York
From: Hamilton Ont

Father died last night funeral Friday at 3pm do not come if you are not feeling well1.

Mary B. McQuesten

1 Deceased is Rev. Thomas Baker, Mary's father. Her mother, Mary-Jane (McIlwaine) Baker, died in 1882 (W4315).



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The development of this website was directed by Mary Anderson, Ph.D. and Janelle Baldwin, M.A.
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