| Description | Letter, James Leslie, Montreal to Mrs Leslie, Birkwood, Banchory. Her letter of November announcing recovery from illness had arrived; stores had been relet for further year, continuation of arrangement advised as more profitable than selling; Montreal is unfortified and property there is unlikely to be damaged even if there is a war with USA as no resistance could be offered if attacked; discusses prospect of employment of her sons now in government service overseas; mentions death of Dr Alexander Henderson of Caskieben; gives news of own family and parliamentary business in Quebec: with franked envelope, sent by Canadian Mail Steamer from Portland. |