Letter from S.R. Crockett to Robert Louis Stevenson

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Title

Letter from S.R. Crockett to Robert Louis Stevenson

Type

LETTER

Creator

S.R. Crockett

Description

Expresses deep admiration for Underwoods; sends own book Dulce Cor under pseudonym Ford Bereton; discusses Galloway heritage including Crockettford cattle raid; explains Covenanter ancestry (great-great-grandfather shot by Grier of Lag); First extant letter to RLS.

Date

1887-09-07

Subject

RLS, N.B, Scots,

Identifier

SRC_1887_046

Contributor

Robert Louis Stevenson

Language

English

Coverage

Free Church Manse

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Local URL

https://srcrockett.scot/LETTERS/1887/SRC_RLS_7_Sep_1887.pdf

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Citation

S.R. Crockett, “Letter from S.R. Crockett to Robert Louis Stevenson,” S.R.Crockett Museum, accessed March 19, 2026, https://srcrockett.scot/themuseum/items/show/190.

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