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Letter from Richard Doyle, London, to John Doyle, 1843 September 24? : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
436199
Accession number
MA 3315.46
Creator
Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883.
Display Date
London, England, 1843 September 24?.
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 ; 20.2 x 16.2 cm
Notes
High reserve.
Location of writing inferred from contents of the letter.
Doyle lists the date of writing as "Saturday evening September 1843," leaving a blank space for the day. Scott has established that the letter was written on the 24th. See note 2 in The Illustrated Letters of Richard Doyle to His Father, p. 284.
Illustrated on p. 1 with a portrait of himself looking at two parrots; illustrated on p. 3 with a sketch of a crowd of people going up a staircase.
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 visit to the Surrey Zoological Gardens; mentioning the flower show, concert, and fireworks offered as part of the entertainment, as well as the panoramic model of the Temples of Ellora.