Letter from A.L. Mayhew to S.R. Crockett
Dublin Core
Title
Letter from A.L. Mayhew to S.R. Crockett
Type
LETTER
Creator
A.L. Mayhew
Description
Returns two revised glossaries (Stickit Minister, Lilac Sunbonnet); will add Raiders derivations when has other two proofs; requests proofs in slips not made up into papers for additions; may be leaving soon so wants proofs quickly; etymology work mainly cancelling absurd/doubtful derivations, correcting Anglo Saxon spellings; where Scottish word simply Scottish formation of English word, no etymology needed; hopes short introductory note approved; thanks for three books especially beautiful illustrated Stickit Minister
Date
1895-07-11
Subject
glossaries, Stickit Minister, Lilac Sunbonnet, Raiders, etymology, derivations, Scottish words, Anglo Saxon, English Dialect Society
Identifier
OTH_1895_001
Contributor
S.R. Crockett
Language
English
Coverage
English Dialect Society
Collection
Citation
A.L. Mayhew, “Letter from A.L. Mayhew to S.R. Crockett,” S.R.Crockett Museum, accessed October 23, 2026, https://srcrockett.scot/themuseum/items/show/1258.