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Letter written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith I can quite understand your doubts about the story"
Letter written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 

Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith I can quite understand your doubts about the story"

DateDecember 31, 1899
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Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. Arthur Conan Doyle volunteered at a field hospital in South Africa in 1900 during the Boer War. 
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CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131055095426-15D
Dewey Number823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 1 no.15
Country:United Kingdom
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
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