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Letter written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting on an envelope. 
Grosvenor Hotel, London to Denis Conan Doyle, Crowborough; "Dear old boy; I can't find paper so I write on an envelope"
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Letter written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting on an envelope. 

Grosvenor Hotel, London to Denis Conan Doyle, Crowborough; "Dear old boy; I can't find paper so I write on an envelope"

Dateapproximately 1922
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  • Grosvenor Hotel, London to Denis Conan Doyle, Crowborough; "Dear old boy; I can't find paper so I write on an envelope"
FormatManuscript
Notes
Letter (undated) written on the front of an envelope to author's son Denis who was attending Beacon School in Crowborough; device of the Grosvenor Hotel on envelope flap; two of the accompanying empty envelopes are addressed to Master Denis Conan Doyle, Beacon School and marked "Local"; postmarked dates are 1921 and 1922; the 3rd envelope, bearing the Grosvenor Hotel device on its flap, is addressed to Mast. D. Conan Doyle, Beacon School, Crowborough; postmarked date illegible.
Medium
Correspondence
Language
CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131055095350-D
Dewey823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 2 NO. 17
GeographyCountryUnited KingdomEngland
GeographyCity, town, twpLondon (England)
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