Gifts from a Montreal Jeweller

‘Abdu’l-Bahá visited Henry Birks' jewelry shop, where He bought small gifts to give to people as He traveled. He always gave small gifts to porters, waiters, chambermaids, and others.

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Mírzá Maḥmúd, who was with Him in Montreal, wrote in his diary for 2 September 1912: “On the way back to the Maxwell home, the Master bought some valuable rings to give as gifts.” Annamarie Honnold adds that once in Montreal, “When He arrived at the Maxwells’, He gave one pound to each of the servants.”

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