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  • Tags: friendship

Written wholly in Scots to a friend. Declines an invitation, citing the crushing dual burden of Kirk ministry and literary work, comparing himself to…

Glad to receive Marion's long letter; discusses friend's query about Crockett's book manuscripts - all typed by Crockett himself with handwritten…

Ruth writes personally to Marion who with John loved Crockett well; shock sudden and blow heavy, all stunned; husband dead and in coffin, sent over…

Letter of condolence on death of Mrs A.S. Watt; explains delayed response due to severe malarial fever since Christmas keeping him bedridden and…

Humorous letter about 11 shillings debt; protests amount too small between friends; discusses leaving Bank House with 35,000 books to shift and…

Long personal letter: grateful for John's greeting; discusses trying times for literary men during wars (Boer and another); Harper's and Good Words…

Warm letter to Douglas Sladen; mentions nearly crossing paths in Palermo; describes habitat with smugglers and bandits; wearing striped plaid and…

Charming letter did good; quite given up hope of ever hearing from good/bad man (husband); put trust in her; glad to hear all went well; were in…

Been from home; heard sad unexpected news tonight of death of one who has been thirty years one of best and truest friends; would have come through…

Follows dictated letter with handwritten note; delighted Wellwood understands Twenty-Four Verses exactly as intended; very few see them so; RLS first…

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