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James Edmund Doyle letter to his father, John Doyle.
James Edmund Doyle letter to his father, John Doyle.
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James Edmund Doyle letter to his father, John Doyle.

Dateapproximately 1850
Names
FormatManuscript
Notes
Illustrated letter from James E. Doyle, Arthur Conan Doyle's uncle, to John Doyle (the caricaturist signing his works as "HB"), A.C. Doyle's grandfather. Letter was folded to form an envelope with the last page used to write the address of John Doyle.
Medium
Correspondence
Language
ProvenancePurchased from Dan Posnansky in 2006.
CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131055102131D
Dewey823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 5 NO. 4
Manuscript letter in James Edmund Doyle's handwriting. 
James Edmund Doyle letter to his father, John Doyle.
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Manuscript letter in Rudyard Kipling's handwriting. 
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October 19, 1896
Postcard in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting.
Correspondence from A.C. Doyle regarding his new book "Pheneas speaks" : autograph postcard
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
1927
Telegram in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
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March 17, 1915
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"
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
approximately 1922
Manuscript letters in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting and Lord Alfred Douglas' handwriting. 
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December 17, 1919
Manuscript letter in Arthur Quiller-Couch's handwriting. 
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December 9, 1900
Manuscript letter in Booth Tarkington's handwriting. 
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Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
May 27, 1914
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
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Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
March 18, 1909
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Haslemere; "I have just had a letter from the Steward"
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
January 21, 1897
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith I have had numerous reproachful letters from liverpool"
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approximately 1898