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Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex; "My dear Smith I was asked by Shorter for M.S.S."
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 

Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex; "My dear Smith I was asked by Shorter for M.S.S."

Dateapproximately 1916
Names
FormatManuscript
Notes
Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. Possibly refers to illustration in 2nd installment of "The British Campaign in France and Flanders" (in The Strand Magazine, May 1916). 
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipSussex (England)
    GeographyCountryEngland
    United Kingdom
    Medium
    Correspondence
    Language
      CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131055095426-43D
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