Manuscript letter in James Edmund Doyle's handwriting.

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James Edmund Doyle letter to his father, John Doyle.

DateNovember 12, 1853

Names

Doyle, James E. (James Edmund), 1822-1892 (author)

Doyle, John, 1797-1868 (contributor)

Format

Manuscript

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 name of addressee, "J. Doyle Esqr."

Subject

Medium

Correspondence

Extent

1 folded sheet (4 unnumbered pages) : illustrations ; 23 x 37 cm., folded to 23 x 19 cm.

Language

ProvenancePurchased from Dan Posnansky in 2006.

CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession Number37131055102149D

Dewey Number823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 5 NO. 5

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