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  • Collection: LETTER REPOSITORY

Congratulates on exhibition success at Glasgow Art Club; requests promised picture before bringing Lady Beatrice (fiancée) home after mid-March;…

Expresses deep admiration for Underwoods; sends own book Dulce Cor under pseudonym Ford Bereton; discusses Galloway heritage including Crockettford…

Reply to RLS wholly in Scots. Explains the reason for NB (a jealous lover’s wedding gift) so keen to display his Scots credentials. Detail about how…

to RLS in response to a letter from RLS in Scots. Information Re father in law, George Milner, as well as talk about evolution, Darwin and Geology.…

After a visit to Glencorse, thinking of RLS. Written between 19 and 29 July. Henry James critique, Portrait of a Lady. Again written in Scots. Says…

Illustrator for Punch. Spec letter, claims RLS as mutual friend. Wants to use some of Furniss’ illustrations for a talk. Heading off the Galloway for…

Cotton Street (guessed date) Ruth and malaria. RLS. MacGeorge and his artistic connections. Observes that when young he used to write art critiques.…

Asking for an article. He has been in London in Dec 1889 then influenza and now in Southport (recuperating). Letter written as editor of Workers…

Updating RLS whom he hasn’t had reply from in a while. Asking him for money for Mauricewood – detail about the pit disaster. Family information.…

Thanks for invitation to join Bibliographical society but declines due to distance and new editorial responsibilities; mentions family illness…

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