BIB_ID
436158
Accession number
MA 3315.22
Creator
Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883.
Display Date
London, England, 1843 March 5.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund with the special assistance of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Page, 1974.
Description
1 item (3 pages, with address) ; illustrations ; 23 x 18.9 cm
Notes
High reserve.
Location of writing inferred from contents of the letter.
Date of writing from the letter.
Illustrated with drawings of the scenes described in the letter, as well as various types of "Ball Practice" on the third page.
Part of a large collection of letters from Richard Doyle (51 items), Henry Edward Doyle (25 items), and Charles Altamont Doyle (3 items) to their father, John Doyle. See collection-level record for more information.
Location of writing inferred from contents of the letter.
Date of writing from the letter.
Illustrated with drawings of the scenes described in the letter, as well as various types of "Ball Practice" on the third page.
Part of a large collection of letters from Richard Doyle (51 items), Henry Edward Doyle (25 items), and Charles Altamont Doyle (3 items) to their father, John Doyle. See collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Richard Doyle; Arthur Conan Doyle; Adrian Conan Doyle. Purchased from House of El Dieff, 1974.
Summary
Describing a recent morning outing during which Richard, Henry, and Charles were playing shinty in Hyde Park and Charles got stuck in a gravel pit.
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